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CEGL007839 (Iva imbricata) / Sporobolus virginicus - Spartina patens - (Paspalum distichum, Sesuvium portulacastrum) Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Seacoast Marsh-elder) - Seashore Dropseed - Saltmeadow Cordgrass - (Knotgrass, Shoreline Sea-purslane) Marsh
Colloquial Name: Florida Low Dune Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is a low dune community, known from the western peninsular and panhandle coasts of Florida. It occupies low, newly colonized beaches with low dunes, along the outer shore side of barrier islands and also occurs as a narrow ridge along inner bayshores with little wave action. Sporobolus virginicus is usually the most common species, with patches of Spartina patens, Iva imbricata, Sesuvium portulacastrum, and Paspalum distichum. It occurs along the western coast of Florida from at least Sarasota County north to Bay County.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Sporobolus virginicus is usually the most common species, with patches of Spartina patens, Iva imbricata, Sesuvium portulacastrum, and Paspalum distichum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community is a low dune community, known from the western peninsular and panhandle coasts of Florida. It occupies low, newly colonized beaches with low dunes, along the outer shore side of barrier islands and also occurs as a narrow ridge along inner bayshores with little wave action.
Geographic Range: This type occurs along the western coast of Florida from at least Sarasota County north to Bay County.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688732
Confidence Level: Low
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.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c Marsh Fimbry - Spikerush species - Southern Umbrella-sedge Coastal Interdunal Marsh & Prairie Group | G777 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Alliance | A3692 Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Common Threesquare Coastal Marsh Alliance | A3692 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Association | CEGL007839 (Seacoast Marsh-elder) - Seashore Dropseed - Saltmeadow Cordgrass - (Knotgrass, Shoreline Sea-purslane) Marsh | CEGL007839 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Panhandle Beach Dune (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
- Johnson, A. F., J. W. Muller, and K. A. Bettinger. 1992a. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Panhandle. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 12 pp. plus appendices.
- Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller. 1992. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Southwest Florida. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 12 pp. plus appendices.
- Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller. 1993a. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Final summary report. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 37 pp.
- Johnson, Ann F. Personal communication. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.