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Ceratophyllum demersum - Vallisneria americana - Najas spp. Tidal Marsh | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ceratophyllum demersum - Vallisneria americana - Najas spp. Tidal Marsh
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association comprises mixed freshwater subtidal aquatic beds of the mid-Atlantic coast. It occurs in fresh reaches of upper bays and tributaries within estuarine systems. Species composition is variable and includes <i>Vallisneria americana, Ceratophyllum demersum, Heteranthera dubia, Elodea canadensis, Najas guadalupensis, Najas gracillima, Najas minor, Potamogeton pusillus, Stuckenia pectinata</i>, and others. There is often a strong component of exotic species that can be locally or extensively dominant, including <i>Myriophyllum spicatum, Hydrilla verticillata</i>, and <i>Potamogeton crispus</i>. This association can have dramatic seasonal fluctuations in species composition and biomass. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34698-{39D2DA58-5089-4B4D-A4DE-4392CDAA9AA7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 24-May-2007 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687618 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006048
  Translated: Coon's-tail - American Eel-grass - Waternymph species Tidal Marsh
  Common: Mixed Freshwater Subtidal Marsh
  Scientific: Ceratophyllum demersum - Vallisneria americana - Najas spp. Tidal Marsh
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL006048
(similar) Ceratophyllum demersum - Vallisneria americana - Najas spp. Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Ceratophyllum demersum - Vallisneria americana - Najas spp. Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation