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A1026 Borrichia frutescens Tidal Shrub Salt Marsh Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance includes tidal areas in the southeastern U.S., in upper marsh edges and flats dominated by Borrichia frutescens, or, in Florida, by Borrichia arborescens adjacent to mangrove swamps.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bushy Seaside-tansy Tidal Shrub Salt Marsh Alliance
Colloquial Name: Bushy Seaside-tansy Tidal Shrub Salt Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance includes tidal areas in upper marsh edges and flats dominated by Borrichia frutescens. It occurs at spatial scales ranging from narrow bands to flats in excess of 500 ha; it often occurs either just below Iva frutescens or Baccharis halimifolia, or just above Juncus roemerianus or Spartina alterniflora. Other characteristic species include Spartina patens, Iva frutescens ssp. frutescens, Iva frutescens ssp. oraria, and Limonium carolinianum. In Texas, the composition of this low-diversity, irregularly tidally flooded shrubland is variable and can include Batis maritima, Limonium carolinianum, Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum, Monanthochloe littoralis, Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Sarcocornia perennis, Spartina spartinae, and Sporobolus virginicus. This alliance also houses a single undescribed provisional association dominated by Borrichia arborescens in Florida. This alliance ranges from North Carolina south to Texas.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Tidal shrubland dominated by Borrichia frutescens.
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: This alliance is dominated by shrubs. Although stature can be more than 0.5 m, it is typically 0.3-0.5 m in height.
Floristics: This alliance is dominated by Borrichia frutescens, often in monospecific stands. Other characteristic species may include Batis maritima, Iva frutescens ssp. frutescens, Iva frutescens ssp. oraria, Limonium carolinianum, Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum, Monanthochloe littoralis, Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Sarcocornia perennis, Spartina patens, Spartina spartinae, and Sporobolus virginicus. In Florida, this alliance includes vegetation dominated by Borrichia arborescens adjacent to mangrove swamps.
Dynamics: This vegetation is structured by tidal flooding.
Environmental Description: This alliance occurs along upper marsh edges and in tidal flats ranging in scale from narrow bands to hundreds of hectares. It is found along mainland shores and the bayside of barrier islands.
Geographic Range: This alliance ranges from North Carolina south to Texas. Its occurrence in Virginia has not been confirmed.
Nations: BS,CU,US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, LA?, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
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.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.c Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Jesuit''s-bark High Salt Marsh Group | G121 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Alliance | A1026 Bushy Seaside-tansy Tidal Shrub Salt Marsh Alliance | A1026 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Association | CEGL003923 Tree Seaside-tansy Saline Shrubland | CEGL003923 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Association | CEGL003924 Bushy Seaside-tansy / (Saltmeadow Cordgrass, Black Needlerush) Saline Shrubland | CEGL003924 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004617 Bushy Seaside-tansy / Gulf Cordgrass Saline Shrubland | CEGL004617 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
Concept Lineage: A.1026 & A.1025
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Borrichio-Mallotonion Alliance (Borhidi 1991)
>< Glasswort-Saltwort Series (Diamond 1993)
>< Salt Shrub (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
? Tidal Marsh (FNAI 1992a)
? Tidal Marsh (FNAI 1990)
>< Glasswort-Saltwort Series (Diamond 1993)
>< Salt Shrub (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
? Tidal Marsh (FNAI 1992a)
? Tidal Marsh (FNAI 1990)
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