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CEGL006149 Spartina patens - Thinopyrum pycnanthum Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Tick Quackgrass Grassland
Colloquial Name: Salt Hay Dune
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dune grassland of central New England occurs on the interface between upper salt marshes and sand dunes. These low dunes may be periodically flooded by storm tides, most frequently during the winter when plants are dormant. The association is characterized by a dominance of Spartina patens, Elymus repens, or Thinopyrum pycnanthum. All three species may be present or one may occur alone. Other associates are rare, but when present may include Ammophila breviligulata, Oenothera biennis, Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata, Solidago sempervirens, and Rosa rugosa.
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 association is characterized by a dominance of Spartina patens (= var. monogyna), Elymus repens (= Agropyron repens), or Thinopyrum pycnanthum (= Agropyron pungens). All three species may be present or one may occur alone. Other associates are rare, but when present may include Ammophila breviligulata, Oenothera biennis, Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata (= Artemisia caudata), Solidago sempervirens, and Rosa rugosa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This dune grassland of central New England occurs on the interface between upper salt marshes and sand dunes. These low dunes may be periodically flooded by storm tides, most frequently during the winter when plants are dormant.
Geographic Range: This association is documented from Massachusetts.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.731848
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.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.c Northern Bayberry - American Beachgrass - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G493 | 2.B.4.Na.2.c |
| Alliance | A4470 <i>Ammophila breviligulata - Schizachyrium littorale - Spartina patens</i> Dune Grassland | A4470 | 2.B.4.Na.2.c |
| Association | CEGL006149 Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Tick Quackgrass Grassland | CEGL006149 | 2.B.4.Na.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- McDonnell, M. J. 1979. The flora of Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts. University of New Hampshire, Agricultural Experiment Station. Station Bulletin No. 513. Durham, NH. 110 pp.
- Sneddon, L. A., Zaremba, R. E., and M. Adams. 2010. Vegetation classification and mapping at Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. Natural Resources Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2010/147. National Park Service, Philadelphia, PA. 481 pp. [http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/caco/cacorpt.pdf]