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Spartina alterniflora - Polygonum punctatum - Amaranthus cannabinus Salt Marsh | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Spartina alterniflora - Polygonum punctatum - Amaranthus cannabinus Salt Marsh
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This oligohaline to mesohaline marsh of the Mid-Atlantic occurs in silty mud along meanders in tidal rivers and guts in the interiors of extensive marshes where there is significant freshwater input. The vegetation is diverse and variable but is characterized by the consistent presence of <i>Spartina alterniflora, Bolboschoenus robustus</i>, and <i>Polygonum punctatum</i>. Other associates include <i>Amaranthus cannabinus, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Peltandra virginica, Pluchea odorata, Bidens coronata, Kosteletzkya virginica, Eleocharis palustris, Asclepias incarnata, Schoenoplectus americanus, Ptilimnium capillaceum</i>, and <i>Echinochloa walteri</i>. <i>Spartina cynosuroides</i> is a common associate in some areas of Maryland. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35061-{5E831219-196F-4AF4-9CBC-F12FCAA06393}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 24
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Jul-2017 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686082 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006418
  Translated: Smooth Cordgrass - Dotted Smartweed - Tidal-marsh Amaranth Salt Marsh
  Common: Mesohaline Seepage Salt Marsh
  Scientific: Spartina alterniflora - Polygonum punctatum - Amaranthus cannabinus Salt Marsh
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL006418
(similar) Spartina alterniflora - Ptilimnium capillaceum - Polygonum punctatum Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Spartina alterniflora - Polygonum punctatum - Amaranthus cannabinus Herbaceous Vegetation