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CEGL007663 Sporobolus virginicus - Distichlis spicata Salt Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Seashore Dropseed - Saltgrass Salt Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association accommodates coastal tidally flooded grasslands of Florida, south Texas, and Cuba dominated by Sporobolus virginicus. This association also accommodates areas codominated by Sporobolus virginicus and Distichlis spicata. Distichlis spicata may dominate some examples in south Texas. Other species that may be present include Eustachys petraea, Limonium carolinianum, and Sesuvium portulacastrum. In addition, there may be a very sparse emergent layer of Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Ilex vomitoria, and Iva frutescens.
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: This community is dominated by Sporobolus virginicus, with other species including Distichlis spicata, Limonium carolinianum, and Sesuvium portulacastrum. Distichlis spicata may dominate or codominate some examples in south Texas.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These coastal grasslands may be regularly or irregularly tidally flooded.
Geographic Range: This association occurs along coastal shores of Florida, Cuba and south Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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.b Saltwort species - Swampfire species - Gulf Cordgrass Tidal Flat & Panne Group | G123 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.b |
| Alliance | A3956 Saltgrass - Seashore Dropseed Intertidal Salt Marsh Alliance | A3956 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.b |
| Association | CEGL007663 Seashore Dropseed - Saltgrass Salt Marsh | CEGL007663 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Sporobolus virginicus - Distichlis spicata Herbaceous Vegetation (Areces-Mallea et al. 1999)
- Areces-Mallea, A. E., A. S. Weakley, X. Li, R. G. Sayre, J. D. Parrish, C. V. Tipton, and T. Boucher. 1999. A guide to Caribbean vegetation types: Preliminary classification system and descriptions. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. 166 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.