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South Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Beach Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: South Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Beach Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This vegetation type accommodates sparse beach vegetation of the outer coastal zone dominated by various combinations of <i>Cakile</i> species (<i>Cakile constricta, Cakile edentula ssp. harperi, Cakile geniculata</i>) and <i>Ipomoea</i> species (<i>Ipomoea pes-caprae, Ipomoea imperati</i>). Other typical species include <i>Atriplex patula, Canavalia rosea, Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia, Iva imbricata, Portulaca</i> spp., <i>Sesuvium portulacastrum, Suaeda linearis</i>, and others. This vegetation occurs along the Atlantic and portions of the northern Gulf of Mexico coasts, from Delaware to Texas and adjacent Mexico. It includes annual-dominated sand flats on island end flats and upper ocean beaches, within the reach of storm tides and extreme lunar tides, as well as irregularly flooded beaches and salt flats.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40308-{D1BEA7B7-D6EE-4CF3-915E-5497EEF505E8} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 05-May-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Eastern North American Coastal Beach & Rocky Shore Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Cakile spp. - Ipomoea spp. Sparse Beach Alliance   Sesuvium portulacastrum - Atriplex patula - Suaeda linearis Salt Flat Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.877394 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G661   Scientific: South Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Beach Group