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Euthamia leptocephala - Helianthus angustifolius - Boltonia asteroides - Spartina patens Salt Marsh | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Euthamia leptocephala - Helianthus angustifolius - Boltonia asteroides - Spartina patens Salt Marsh Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This is a very specialized coastal prairie type, occupying low Pleistocene Prairie Terrace exposures within or adjacent to fresh marsh zones in the far southern range of coastal prairie in Louisiana. Very few examples remain, but the best of this type represents the highest quality remaining coastal prairie of any type in the state. The examples observed possess pimple mounds, and there are floristic differences between the mounds and intermound areas; however, this variation is lumped for now into a single type. The remnants of this type that have been observed support a broad diversity of species. It is unique in the prevalence of <i>Spartina patens</i> and other species when compared to other coastal prairie types. <i>Euthamia leptocephala, Helianthus angustifolius, Boltonia asteroides</i>, and <i>Spartina patens</i> are dominant and/or characteristic species. The soils of this prairie type have not been closely analyzed. The coastal prairie zone of southwestern Louisiana has become very seriously infested with <i>Triadica sebifera</i>, which in many places has formed dense thickets and forests. It quickly comes to dominate fallow pastures and fields. Historically, upland coastal prairie was maintained by frequent burning and soil conditions generally inhospitable to the growth of trees and shrubs.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36110-{B6A6B0CB-A899-4422-845F-97444E77A2BF} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 29-Oct-1999 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Spartina alterniflora - Spartina cynosuroides Brackish Tidal Marsh Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686823 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007936   Translated: Bushy Goldentop - Swamp Sunflower - White Doll's-daisy - Saltmeadow Cordgrass Salt Marsh   Common: Marsh-fringing Coastal Prairie   Scientific: Euthamia leptocephala - Helianthus angustifolius - Boltonia asteroides - Spartina patens Salt Marsh (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL007936 (similar) Euthamia leptocephala - Helianthus angustifolius - Boltonia asteroides - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Euthamia leptocephala - Helianthus angustifolius - Boltonia asteroides - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation