Name:
Vitis rotundifolia / Triplasis purpurea - Panicum amarum - Schizachyrium littorale Mid-Atlantic Coastal Medaño Sparse Vegetation
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association consists of large, shifting dunes (15-50 m high) in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Scattered vegetation is present, particularly woody vines, such as <i>Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis cinerea var. floridana, Campsis radicans</i>, and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>. Scattered clumps of pioneer herbs, shrubs, and subshrubs, such as <i>Schizachyrium littorale, Panicum amarum, Ammophila breviligulata, Triplasis purpurea, Uniola paniculata, Cenchrus tribuloides, Diodia teres, Chrysopsis gossypina, Prunus serotina</i>, and <i>Hudsonia tomentosa</i> occur in sheltered locations, particularly low on the dune. This community apparently harbors several globally rare invertebrates. Dunes with any substantial vegetation are not classified here. The best remaining examples of this sparse vegetation are Jockey's Ridge and Run Hill (Dare County, North Carolina). Former examples (now stabilized and vegetated) are the Seven Sisters (Currituck County, North Carolina), Kitty Hawk (Dare County, North Carolina), and Bald Head (Brunswick County, North Carolina). These are the highest dunes on the coast of eastern North America.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33188-{4EC9118E-A8DE-4BF1-892B-D60ED0FDC34D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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