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CEGL003991 Monanthochloe littoralis Salt Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shoregrass Salt Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in hypersaline areas on the upper reaches of the tidal flats or salt flats above the normal high tide and is usually only inundated by the highest lunar, wind or storm tides. It is strongly dominated by Monanthochloe littoralis, and may have scattered patches of Sarcocornia pacifica, Sporobolus virginicus, Batis maritima, and Lycium carolinianum. This community generally lacks mangroves, though widely scattered Avicennia germinans (and, less frequently, other mangroves) may occur in Florida and south Texas. In Florida, it grades downslope to Avicennia germinans shrubland and upslope to Conocarpus erectus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: There is some ambiguity about the taxonomic status of Sarcocornia perennis and Salicornia virginica and about which taxa are referenced in this type. Kartesz (1999) refers to Salicornia virginica and Sarcocornia perennis as Salicornia ambigua and restricts Sarcocornia pacifica to the Pacific coast. However, NatureServe now follows USDA Plants (2017) nomenclature in U.S. National Vegetation Classification community names and global descriptions, treating Salicornia virginica as Salicornia depressa and accepting Sarcocornia pacifica and Sarcocornia perennis.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This community is strongly dominated by Monanthochloe littoralis, and may have scattered patches of Sarcocornia pacifica, Sporobolus virginicus, Batis maritima, and Lycium carolinianum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on exposed substrates such as limestone in Florida or saline mud in Texas. It is found in hypersaline areas on the upper reaches of the tidal flats or salt flats above the normal high tide and is usually only inundated by the highest lunar, wind or storm tides.
Geographic Range: This alliance is found in Florida, Texas, the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and possibly elsewhere.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: FL, MXTAM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687935
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | A3957 Gulf Cordgrass - Seashore Dropseed - Shoregrass Intertidal Salt Marsh Alliance | A3957 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003991 Shoregrass Salt Marsh | CEGL003991 | 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: No Data Available
- Kartesz, J. T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.