Name:
Scaevola plumieri - Suriana maritima - Ipomoea pes-caprae Caribbean Coastal Beach & Dune Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This group consists of Caribbean, south Florida and Bahamas sparse vegetation of the beach strand line, transitional dune, and stabilized coastal dunes with grasses, herbs and low shrubs. In the Caribbean islands, it occurs also in hard-packed sand areas behind sand beaches. Dunes are uncommon on Caribbean islands; open beaches are common. The process of sand movement due to the forces of wind and water is part of the natural dynamics of beach ecosystems. This includes transport of sand along the coast, and movement of sand by wind or water between the dunes, beach and subtidal areas. The following list of species is diagnostic for this group: <i>Ambrosia hispida, Argusia gnaphalodes, Borrichia arborescens, Cakile lanceolata, Calotropis procera, Canavalia rosea, Cassia lineata, Cenchrus echinatus, Chamaesyce blodgettii, Chamaesyce dioica, Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia, Chrysobalanus icaco, Coccoloba uvifera, Croton punctatus, Cyperus planifolius, Egletes prostrata, Heliotropium nanum, Heterostachys ritteriana, Hippomane mancinella, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Iva imbricata, Lycium tweedianum, Opuntia caracassana, Piscidia piscipula, Pithecellobium keyense, Portulaca pilosa, Scaevola plumieri, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Spartina patens, Sporobolus virginicus, Tournefortia volubilis, Tribulus zeyheri</i>, and <i>Turnera diffusa</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39960-{91FA8F2D-28A1-4B7E-9150-B61BB05602C2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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