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CEGL008445 Spartina patens - Schizachyrium maritimum - Solidago sempervirens Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Gulf Bluestem - Seaside Goldenrod Grassland
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Cordgrass Dune Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is known from low sand deposits particularly on back sides of barrier islands or on low grassy barrier spits. It is an upland dune grass community dominated by Spartina patens. Other typical herbaceous species include Solidago sempervirens var. mexicana, Hydrocotyle bonariensis, Fimbristylis caroliniana, Panicum amarum, Schizachyrium maritimum, Strophostyles helvola, Panicum repens, Acmella oppositifolia var. repens, Physalis angulata, Conyza canadensis var. pusilla, and Diodia teres. Scattered shrubs and woody vines are sometimes present, including Iva imbricata and Cynanchum angustifolium.
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 upland dune grass community is dominated by Spartina patens. Other typical herbaceous species include Solidago sempervirens var. mexicana, Hydrocotyle bonariensis, Fimbristylis caroliniana, Panicum amarum, Schizachyrium maritimum, Strophostyles helvola, Panicum repens, Acmella oppositifolia var. repens, Physalis angulata, Conyza canadensis var. pusilla, and Diodia teres (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). Scattered shrubs and woody vines are sometimes present, including Iva imbricata and Cynanchum angustifolium.
Dynamics: This community is periodically strongly altered by hurricane and other storm events.
Environmental Description: This community is associated with low sand dunes and beach berms deposited by wind and water.
Geographic Range: This association is documented from southern Alabama; it is likely to also occur in southern Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, MS?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687619
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.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 | A3688 Southern Hairgrass - Saltmeadow Cordgrass Dune Grassland Alliance | A3688 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL008445 Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Gulf Bluestem - Seaside Goldenrod Grassland | CEGL008445 | 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: No Data Available
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.