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CEGL006846 Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Tidal Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wax-myrtle - Groundsel-tree / Creeping Spikerush Tidal Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Brackish Tidal Creek Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is an oligohaline tidal shrubland of brackish tidal waters in Mid-Atlantic on firm, partially decomposed peat lacking pronounced hummock-and-hollow microtopography. This vegetation forms linear stands along tidal channels between freshwater tidal marshes and adjacent swamp forests. The shrub canopy is relatively open to moderately dense and is dominated by Morella cerifera. Baccharis halimifolia is a common associate; others include Acer rubrum and Toxicodendron radicans. The herbaceous layer is relatively diverse and characterized by Eleocharis fallax, Eleocharis rostellata, Kosteletzkya virginica, Hibiscus moscheutos, Typha angustifolia, Polygonum punctatum, Cyperus filicinus, Panicum virgatum, Schoenoplectus americanus, Schoenoplectus pungens, Amaranthus cannabinus, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Pluchea odorata, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina patens, Setaria parviflora, Lythrum lineare, Asclepias incarnata, Ptilimnium capillaceum, and Carex hormathodes.
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: The shrub canopy is relatively open to moderately dense and is dominated by Morella cerifera. Baccharis halimifolia is a common associate; others include Acer rubrum and Toxicodendron radicans. The herbaceous layer is relatively diverse and characterized by Eleocharis fallax, Eleocharis rostellata, Kosteletzkya virginica, Hibiscus moscheutos, Typha angustifolia, Polygonum punctatum, Cyperus filicinus, Panicum virgatum, Schoenoplectus americanus, Schoenoplectus pungens, Amaranthus cannabinus, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Pluchea odorata (= Pluchea purpurascens), Spartina alterniflora, Spartina patens, Setaria parviflora, Lythrum lineare, Asclepias incarnata, Ptilimnium capillaceum, and Carex hormathodes.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This is an oligohaline tidal shrubland of brackish tidal waters in Mid-Atlantic on firm, partially decomposed peat lacking pronounced hummock-and-hollow microtopography. This vegetation forms linear stands along tidal channels between freshwater tidal marshes and adjacent swamp forests.
Geographic Range: This vegetation occurs on tidal rivers of the central Atlantic Coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DE, MD, NJ, VA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.721904
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.1 Annual Wild Rice - Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Pickerelweed Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Macrogroup | M066 | 2.C.4.Ne.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.1.c <i>Zizania aquatica - Spartina patens - Amaranthus cannabinus</i> Freshwater Tidal Marsh Group | G914 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.c |
| Alliance | A4483 <i>Morella cerifera - Rosa palustris</i> North Tidal Freshwater Shrubland Alliance | A4483 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.c |
| Association | CEGL006846 Wax-myrtle - Groundsel-tree / Creeping Spikerush Tidal Shrubland | CEGL006846 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Morella cerifera - (Baccharis halimifolia) / Eleocharis fallax (Coulling unpubl. data 2007)
= Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Tidal Shrubland (Harrison and Stango 2003)
> Morella cerifera / Typha angustifolia (Coulling unpubl. data 2007)
= Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Tidal Shrubland (Harrison and Stango 2003)
> Morella cerifera / Typha angustifolia (Coulling unpubl. data 2007)
- Coulling, P. P. 2007. Unpublished data. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond.
- Coxe, R. 2009. Guide to Delaware vegetation communities. Spring 2009 edition. State of Delaware, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Delaware Natural Heritage Program, Smyrna.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Harrison, J. W. 2011. The natural communities of Maryland: 2011 working list of ecological community groups and community types. Unpublished report. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Natural Heritage Program, Annapolis. 33 pp.
- Harrison, J. W., and P. Stango, III. 2003. Shrubland tidal wetland communities of Maryland''s Eastern Shore: Identification, assessment and monitoring. Maryland Natural Heritage Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis. 118 pp.
- Harrison, J. W., compiler. 2004. Classification of vegetation communities of Maryland: First iteration. A subset of the International Classification of Ecological Communities: Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States, NatureServe. Maryland Natural Heritage Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis. 243 pp.
- Sneddon, L., J. Menke, A. Berdine, E. Largay, and S. Gawler. 2017. Vegetation classification and mapping of Assateague Island National Seashore. Natural Resource Report NPS/ASIS/NRR--2017/1422. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 512 pp.