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Phragmites australis ssp. australis Tidal Ruderal Marsh | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Phragmites australis ssp. australis Tidal Ruderal Marsh
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community is a dense tall grassland indicative of disturbance. It occurs in a range of tidal wetland habitats from fresh to brackish in salinity. It is characterized by dense stands of <i>Phragmites australis ssp. australis</i>, an exotic taxon which tends to grow in colonies of tall, stout, leafy plants often to the exclusion of all other vascular plant species. Associated species are highly variable, depending on the community that has been invaded. Spreading in large colonies, <i>Phragmites</i> eventually dominates disturbed areas at coverage up to 100%. More typically, though, scattered individuals of other species may occur, such as sparse <i>Morella cerifera</i> shrubs, <i>Kosteletzkya virginica, Calystegia sepium, Boehmeria cylindrica, Typha angustifolia, Apocynum cannabinum, Rosa palustris, Polygonum</i> sp., and <i>Mikania scandens</i>. Vines of <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> are also frequent, but typically occur at low cover. This community has a broad geographic range, including coastal areas of the eastern and southeastern United States and Canada. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33029-{F95D74A1-7B9A-4CFE-B804-7970DAD79CD7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 17
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 21-Oct-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688034 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004187
  Translated: European Common Reed Tidal Ruderal Marsh
  Common: Ruderal Tidal Common Reed Marsh
  Scientific: Phragmites australis ssp. australis Tidal Ruderal Marsh
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL004187
(similar) Phragmites australis Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation