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Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera / Spartina patens Tidal Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera / Spartina patens Tidal Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This loblolly pine tidal woodland occurs in narrow fringes on the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain along tidal rivers and creeks, and occasionally upland of high salt marshes in nonriverine habitats. These open woodlands experience varying frequencies of tidal flooding and lack significant microtopographic features. The monospecific overstory is composed of <i>Pinus taeda</i>, which also dominates the subcanopy, although successional hardwoods may be present. Scattered patches of <i>Morella cerifera</i> dominate the shrub layer, and the herbaceous layer is composed of halophytic vegetation, including <i>Spartina patens, Panicum virgatum</i>, and <i>Distichlis spicata</i>. Many loblolly pines may be dead or dying in some stands due to tidal encroachment. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35278-{2D652A1A-67BA-4C04-BCBF-AFDA46465716}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 21-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.787718 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006849
  Translated: Loblolly Pine / Wax-myrtle / Saltmeadow Cordgrass Tidal Woodland
  Common: Loblolly Pine / Wax-myrtle / Saltmeadow Cordgrass Tidal Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera / Spartina patens Tidal Woodland
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(similar) Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera / Spartina patens Tidal Woodland