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Amorpha fruticosa Tidal Shrub Swamp | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Amorpha fruticosa Tidal Shrub Swamp
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This freshwater tidal shrubland occurs on tidal rivers bordering the Chesapeake Bay on sandy levees and shorelines above mean high tide. Microtopography is variable, from pronounced hummock-and-hollow to essentially flat. Soils are well-drained sands and gravel to poorly drained peat in lower-lying depressions. The shrub canopy is relatively open and characterized by <i>Amorpha fruticosa</i>. Other associates may include <i>Acer rubrum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Decodon verticillatus, Ilex verticillata</i>, and <i>Rosa palustris</i>. The herbaceous layer is diverse and composed of a mixture of <i>Osmunda regalis, Hibiscus moscheutos, Thelypteris palustris, Boehmeria cylindrica, Leersia oryzoides, Peltandra virginica, Polygonum sagittatum, Sium suave</i>, and <i>Typha angustifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35274-{7C775D26-E145-4E9D-91EC-3B87D57CC403}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 11-Dec-2003 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.721914 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006844
  Translated: False Indigobush Tidal Shrub Swamp
  Common: Desert False Indigo Tidal Shrub Swamp
  Scientific: Amorpha fruticosa Tidal Shrub Swamp
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Amorpha fruticosa Tidal Shrubland
(similar) Amorpha fruticosa Tidal Shrubland