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CEGL003920 Baccharis halimifolia - Iva frutescens - Morella cerifera - (Ilex vomitoria) Saline Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Groundsel-tree - Jesuit''s-bark - Wax-myrtle - (Yaupon) Saline Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Coastal Salt Shrub Thicket
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland occurs in slightly elevated areas within salt flats and salt marshes as well as in marsh edges throughout much of the East Gulf, South Atlantic, and Mid-Atlantic coastal plains. This community is usually best developed at the upper limit of non-storm tidal inundation, on natural levees deposited by above-normal tides. The most common species are typically Baccharis halimifolia, Morella cerifera, Iva frutescens ssp. frutescens, Yucca gloriosa, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Lycium carolinianum, Baccharis angustifolia, and Ilex vomitoria. Other species which may be present include Borrichia frutescens, Fimbristylis castanea, Limonium carolinianum, and Solidago sempervirens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: An example documented in South Carolina on Old Island had an emergent layer of Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, over Iva frutescens and Borrichia frutescens. The herbaceous layer consisted of Cynanchum angustifolium, Juncus roemerianus, and Fimbristylis castanea. This type is not known to occur in Virginia (G.P. Fleming and P. Coulling pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The most common species are typically Baccharis halimifolia, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Iva frutescens ssp. frutescens, Yucca gloriosa, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Lycium carolinianum, Baccharis angustifolia, and Ilex vomitoria. Other species which may be present include Borrichia frutescens, Fimbristylis castanea, Limonium carolinianum, and Solidago sempervirens.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland occurs in slightly elevated areas within salt flats and salt marshes as well as in marsh edges throughout much of the East Gulf, South Atlantic, and Mid-Atlantic coastal plains. This community is usually best developed at the upper limit of non-storm tidal inundation, on natural levees deposited by above-normal tides.
Geographic Range: This shrubland is found throughout much of the East Gulf, South Atlantic, and Mid-Atlantic coastal plains.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685427
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.5 Salt Marsh Formation | F035 | 2.C.5 |
| Division | 2.C.5.Nb North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh Division | D034 | 2.C.5.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.5.Nb.1 North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh Macrogroup | M079 | 2.C.5.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Jesuit''s-bark High Salt Marsh Group | G121 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Alliance | A4488 <i>Iva frutescens - Baccharis halimifolia</i> / Black Needlerush Tidal Shrub Salt Marsh Alliance | A4488 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Association | CEGL003920 Groundsel-tree - Jesuit''s-bark - Wax-myrtle - (Yaupon) Saline Shrubland | CEGL003920 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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- Coulling, Phil. Personal communication. Vegetation Ecologist. Department of Conservation & Recreation, Richmond, VA.
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