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CEGL007694 Distichlis spicata - (Sporobolus virginicus) Salt Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Saltgrass - (Seashore Dropseed) Salt Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in upper tidal areas and is dominated by Distichlis spicata, often mixed with other halophytic grasses and succulents such as Sporobolus virginicus, Sarcocornia pacifica, Batis maritima, Lycium carolinianum, Heliotropium curassavicum, and others.
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 association is dominated by Distichlis spicata, often mixed with other halophytic grasses and succulents such as Sporobolus virginicus, Sarcocornia pacifica, Batis maritima, Lycium carolinianum, Heliotropium curassavicum, and others. In some Florida high marshes this type may occur in distinct monotypic zones with Paspalum vaginatum, Batis maritima, and Salicornia spp., and in other cases these species intermingle (Montague and Wiegert 1990).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs in upper tidal areas. In Florida these areas rarely receive tidal inundations except from wind tides and seasonal sea level fluctuations (Montague and Wiegert 1990). This type is a component of the Indian River lagoonal system along the Atlantic coast, where this zone occurs landward of a natural berm or levee marking the normal mean high water level.
Geographic Range: As described, this community is restricted to the tropical and subtropical coastlines of Cuba, Texas and Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G5
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 | CEGL007694 Saltgrass - (Seashore Dropseed) Salt Marsh | CEGL007694 | 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: = Distichlis - Sporobolus Flats (Olmsted et al. 1981)
? Salicornio-Distichlietum spicatae Association (Borhidi 1991)
? Salicornio-Distichlietum spicatae Association (Borhidi 1991)
- Borhidi, A. 1991. Phytogeography and vegetation ecology of Cuba. Akademiai Kiado. Budapest, Hungary. 858 pp. plus color plates and map by A. Borhidi and O. Muniz (1970) inside of back cover.
- Montague, C. L., and R. G. Wiegert. 1990. Salt marshes. Pages 481-516 in: R. L. Myers and J. J. Ewel, editors. Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida Press, Orlando.
- Olmsted, I. C., L. L. Loope, and R. P. Russell. 1981. Vegetation of the southern coastal region of Everglades National Park between Flamingo and Joe Bay. USDI National Park Service, Everglades National Park, Southern Florida Research Center. Report T-620. Homestead, FL. 18 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.