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Polygonum (hydropiperoides, punctatum) - Leersia spp. Shoreline Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Polygonum (hydropiperoides, punctatum) - Leersia spp. Shoreline Wet Meadow
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association incorporates vegetation of beaver ponds and other semipermanent impoundments in the Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, South Atlantic Coastal Plain, Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, scattered localities in the Blue Ridge, and possibly other adjacent provinces. Stands of this vegetation are dominated by some combination of <i>Polygonum punctatum, Polygonum hydropiperoides, Leersia lenticularis, Leersia oryzoides</i>, and/or <i>Leersia virginica</i>. Other herbaceous species present include <i>Saururus cernuus, Proserpinaca</i> sp., <i>Bidens aristosa</i>, and <i>Xanthium strumarium</i>. Scattered individuals of <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i> and <i>Acer saccharinum</i> may be present. A Piedmont North Carolina example contains <i>Impatiens capensis, Boehmeria cylindrica</i>, and the exotic <i>Murdannia keisak</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33123-{6DEC8281-4E08-4769-828A-CC2A78FFC7A4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 19
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Aug-2017 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688722 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004290
  Translated: (Swamp Smartweed, Dotted Smartweed) - Cutgrass species Shoreline Wet Meadow
  Common: Smartweed - Cutgrass Beaver Pond
  Scientific: Polygonum (hydropiperoides, punctatum) - Leersia spp. Shoreline Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL004290
(similar) Polygonum (hydropiperoides, punctatum) - Leersia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Polygonum (hydropiperoides, punctatum) - Leersia (lenticularis, virginica) Herbaceous Vegetation