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CEGL004397 Vitis rotundifolia / Triplasis purpurea - Panicum amarum - Schizachyrium littorale Mid-Atlantic Coastal Medaño Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Muscadine / Purple Sandgrass - Bitter Panicgrass - Shore Little Bluestem Mid-Atlantic Coastal Medaño Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Altantic Coast Open Vine Dune
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association consists of large, shifting dunes (15-50 m high) in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Scattered vegetation is present, particularly woody vines, such as Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis cinerea var. floridana, Campsis radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Scattered clumps of pioneer herbs, shrubs, and subshrubs, such as Schizachyrium littorale, Panicum amarum, Ammophila breviligulata, Triplasis purpurea, Uniola paniculata, Cenchrus tribuloides, Diodia teres, Chrysopsis gossypina, Prunus serotina, and Hudsonia tomentosa occur in sheltered locations, particularly low on the dune. This community apparently harbors several globally rare invertebrates. Dunes with any substantial vegetation are not classified here. The best remaining examples of this sparse vegetation are Jockey''s Ridge and Run Hill (Dare County, North Carolina). Former examples (now stabilized and vegetated) are the Seven Sisters (Currituck County, North Carolina), Kitty Hawk (Dare County, North Carolina), and Bald Head (Brunswick County, North Carolina). These are the highest dunes on the coast of eastern North America.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Scattered vegetation is present, particularly woody vines, such as Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis cinerea var. floridana, Campsis radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Scattered clumps of pioneer herbs, shrubs, and subshrubs, such as Schizachyrium littorale (= Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. littorale), Panicum amarum, Ammophila breviligulata, Triplasis purpurea, Uniola paniculata, Cenchrus tribuloides, Diodia teres, Chrysopsis gossypina, Prunus serotina, and Hudsonia tomentosa occur in sheltered locations, particularly low on the dune.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association consists of large, shifting dunes (15-50 m high) in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina.
Geographic Range: This type occurs in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685081
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.a Wax-myrtle - Sea-oats - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G494 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A1199 Sea-oats - Bitter Panicgrass Dune Grassland Alliance | A1199 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004397 Muscadine / Purple Sandgrass - Bitter Panicgrass - Shore Little Bluestem Mid-Atlantic Coastal Medaño Sparse Vegetation | CEGL004397 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Live Dunes (Brown 1959)
- Brown, C. A. 1959. Vegetation of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Louisiana State University Studies, Coastal Studies Series No. 4. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge. 179 pp.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.