Name:
Morella cerifera Coastal Wet Shrubland Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance of wetland dune swales and other wetland shrubland situations is dominated by <i>Morella cerifera</i>. Associated shrubs may include <i>Baccharis halimifolia, Acer rubrum, Vaccinium formosum, Rosa palustris</i>, and <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca</i>. This shrubland vegetation can form vast thickets in some cases; there may be inclusions of small wetland graminoid-dominated areas. Vines may be frequent and can include <i>Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, Smilax</i> spp., <i>Vitis</i> spp., and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>. Associated herbaceous species can include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Calystegia sepium, Carex albolutescens, Carex hormathodes, Chasmanthium laxum, Festuca rubra, Galium obtusum, Hydrocotyle</i> spp., <i>Polygonum pensylvanicum, Eleocharis fallax, Kosteletzkya virginica, Hibiscus moscheutos, Typha angustifolia, Polygonum punctatum, Cyperus filicinus, Panicum virgatum, Schoenoplectus americanus, Amaranthus cannabinus, Pluchea odorata, Lythrum lineare, Asclepias incarnata, Ptilimnium capillaceum</i>, and <i>Carex hormathodes</i>. One association on the Outer Banks of North Carolina is dominated by <i>Cornus foemina</i>, in association with <i>Morella cerifera</i>. This vegetation occurs in coastal regions from southern New Jersey to South Carolina, and perhaps discontinuously to Georgia and Florida, on wetland flats, interdune swales, along tidal creeks, and sometimes adjacent to salt marshes.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38869-{2625FDE6-EED8-4FC1-BEB0-EC9922FF8381}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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