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CEGL004401 Cakile edentula ssp. harperi Sparse Beach Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Harper''s Searocket Sparse Beach Vegetation
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Upper Ocean Beach
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a southern Atlantic Coast upper ocean beach community. It occupies the upper portion of ocean beaches in the southern part (Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cumberland Island, Georgia) of the microtidal region (barrier islands with coastal geomorphology dominated by hurricane overwash rather than tidal energy), as well as vegetation further south to Volusia County, Florida. Characteristic species include mostly annual herbs, such as Cakile edentula ssp. harperi, Chamaesyce polygonifolia, Chamaesyce bombensis, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Salsola kali ssp. kali, and Amaranthus pumilus. On Cumberland Island National Seashore in southeastern Georgia, perennials such as Croton punctatus and Uniola paniculata also can be important.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species include mostly annual herbs, such as Cakile edentula ssp. harperi, Chamaesyce polygonifolia, Chamaesyce bombensis, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Salsola kali ssp. kali (= Salsola caroliniana), and Amaranthus pumilus. On Cumberland Island National Seashore in southeastern Georgia, perennials such as Croton punctatus and Uniola paniculata also can be important.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occupies the upper portion of ocean beaches in the southern part (Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cumberland Island, Georgia) of the microtidal region (barrier islands with coastal geomorphology dominated by hurricane overwash rather than tidal energy). It may extend south to Volusia County, Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL?, GA, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683656
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.1 Eastern North American Coastal Beach & Rocky Shore Macrogroup | M060 | 2.B.4.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.1.a South Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Beach Group | G661 | 2.B.4.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3683 Searocket species - Morning-glory species Sparse Beach Alliance | A3683 | 2.B.4.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004401 Harper''s Searocket Sparse Beach Vegetation | CEGL004401 | 2.B.4.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- McManamay, R. H. 2017a. Vegetation mapping at Cumberland Island National Seashore. Natural Resource Report NPS/SECN/NRR--2017/1511. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 422 pp.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.