Name:
A.1153
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
Description:
This alliance consists of tropical and subtropical coastal grasslands (sometimes with scattered shrubs) dominated or codominated by ~Uniola paniculata$. This alliance is separated from the temperate alliance (V.A.5.N.a) by the presence of a substantial tropical floristic component. Vegetation described in this alliance is dominated by ~Uniola paniculata$, with other herbs including ~Hymenocallis latifolia, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Panicum$ spp., ~Sporobolus virginicus, Sporobolus$ spp., ~Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia, Suaeda linearis, Flaveria linearis, Melanthera$ sp., ~Alternanthera maritima, Chamaesyce bombensis, Croton punctatus, Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis, Heliotropium polyphyllum, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Oenothera humifusa, Sesuvium portulacastrum$, and ~Spartina patens$. Woody plants can have slight to (often substantial) cover, of species such as ~Argusia gnaphalodes, Coccoloba uvifera, Ernodea littoralis, Iva imbricata, Opuntia stricta, Phyllanthus abnormis, Sabal palmetto, Suriana maritima, Pithecellobium keyense, Lantana involucrata, Cynanchum northropiae$, and ~Caesalpinia bonduc$. In the southeastern United States, this alliance is represented in only a limited number of sites in southern Florida. Many examples have substantial cover of woody vines and shrubs.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.927.A1153
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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