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CEGL004918 Tamarix spp. - (Baccharis halimifolia) Ruderal Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tamarisk species - (Groundsel-tree) Ruderal Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes shrubby thickets dominated by various members of the exotic and invasive genus Tamarix. It occurs in the upper tidal zones of salt or brackish marshes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of North America. Other associates include weedy exotic species (Melia azedarach) and/or weedy natives (Baccharis halimifolia).
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 various members of the exotic genus Tamarix. Other associates include weedy exotic species (Melia azedarach) and/or weedy natives (Baccharis halimifolia and Lycium carolinianum). An herbaceous layer consisting of Spartina alterniflora may be present in some occurrences.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found along the upland edge and upper tidal zone of brackish and salt marshes and bays along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of North America.
Geographic Range: This community is known form the Gulf Coast of Texas and the Atlantic Coast of Georgia and South Carolina, but it may range throughout the Gulf and middle to lower Atlantic coasts of North America.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: AL?, FL?, GA, LA?, MS?, MXTAM?, SC, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689851
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.90 Common Rush - Purple Loosestrife - Reed Canarygrass Eastern North American Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M303 | 2.C.4.Nd.90 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a Bushy Bluestem - Common Rush Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group | G557 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Alliance | A3409 Chinese Privet - Tamarisk species Southern Ruderal Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3409 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004918 Tamarisk species - (Groundsel-tree) Ruderal Wet Shrubland | CEGL004918 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.