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Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Tidal Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Tidal Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This is an oligohaline tidal shrubland of brackish tidal waters in Mid-Atlantic on firm, partially decomposed peat lacking pronounced hummock-and-hollow microtopography. This vegetation forms linear stands along tidal channels between freshwater tidal marshes and adjacent swamp forests. The shrub canopy is relatively open to moderately dense and is dominated by <i>Morella cerifera</i>. <i>Baccharis halimifolia</i> is a common associate; others include <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. The herbaceous layer is relatively diverse and characterized by <i>Eleocharis fallax, Eleocharis rostellata, Kosteletzkya virginica, Hibiscus moscheutos, Typha angustifolia, Polygonum punctatum, Cyperus filicinus, Panicum virgatum, Schoenoplectus americanus, Schoenoplectus pungens, Amaranthus cannabinus, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Pluchea odorata, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina patens, Setaria parviflora, Lythrum lineare, Asclepias incarnata, Ptilimnium capillaceum</i>, and <i>Carex hormathodes</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35275-{BA428E55-933B-45F2-9502-A226055D7158}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 04-Dec-2012 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.721904 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006846
  Translated: Wax-myrtle - Groundsel-tree / Creeping Spikerush Tidal Shrubland
  Common: Brackish Tidal Creek Shrubland
  Scientific: Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Tidal Shrubland
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(similar) Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Shrubland
(similar) Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Shrubland