Title: Classification of Vegetation Communities of Maryland

Classification of Vegetation Communities of Maryland: First Iteration

A Subset of the International Classification of Ecological
Communities: Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States
March 2004


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Application of the Classification System

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Alliance and Association Nomenclature and Descriptions

I. FOREST

I.A.8.N.b. Rounded-crowned temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen forest
I.A.8.N.b.5. PINUS ECHINATA FOREST ALLIANCE

Pinus echinata / Vaccinium (pallidum, stamineum) - Kalmia latifolia Forest

I.A.8.N.b.13. PINUS STROBUS - TSUGA CANADENSIS FOREST ALLIANCE

Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Acer pensylvanicum / Polystichum acrostichoides Forest

I.A.8.N.b.16. PINUS TAEDA FOREST ALLIANCE

Pinus taeda / Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum var. rubrum / Vaccinium stamineum forest
Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera / Vitis rotundifolia Forest

I.A.8.N.b.17. PINUS VIRGINIANA FOREST ALLIANCE

Pinus virginiana - Pinus (rigida, echinata) - (Quercus prinus) / Vaccinium pallidum Forest

I.A.8.N.g. Saturated temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen forest
I.A.8.N.g.4. PICEA RUBENS SATURATED FOREST ALLIANCE

Picea rubens - (Tsuga canadensis) / Rhododendron maximum Saturated Forest

I.A.8.N.g.300. PINUS TAEDA SATURATED FOREST ALLIANCE

Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis forest

I.A.8.N.g.7. TSUGA CANADENSIS SATURATED FOREST ALLIANCE

Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum / Sphagnum spp. Forest

I.B.2.N.a. Lowland or submontane cold-deciduous forest
I.B.2.N.a.4. ACER SACCHARUM - BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS - (FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina Forest

I.B.2.N.a.5. ACER SACCHARUM - FRAXINUS AMERICANA - TILIA AMERICANA FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer (nigrum, saccharum) - Tilia americana / Asimina triloba / Jeffersonia diphylla - Hydrophyllum canadense forest
Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana - Juglans cinerea / Staphylea trifolia forest
Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana - Tilia americana - Liriodendron tulipifera / Actaea racemosa Forest
Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana - Tilia americana / Acer spicatum / Allium tricoccum - Caulophyllum thalictroides Forest

I.B.2.N.a.46. CARYA (GLABRA, OVATA) - FRAXINUS AMERICANA - QUERCUS (ALBA, RUBRA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Carya (glabra, ovata) - Fraxinus americana - Quercus spp. forest
Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra - Carya ovalis / Solidago (ulmifolia, arguta) - Galium latifolium forest
Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Carya ovalis / Cercis canadensis / Solidago caesia forest

I.B.2.N.a.15. FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA - ACER SACCHARUM - (LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera Unglaciated Forest
Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum forest

I.B.2.N.a.17. FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA - QUERCUS RUBRA - QUERCUS ALBA FOREST ALLIANCE

Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya spp. Forest
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Cornus florida / Polystichum acrostichoides - Hexastylis virginica Forest
Quercus alba - Fagus grandifolia Western Allegheny Plateau forest

I.B.2.N.a.24. LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA FOREST ALLIANCE

Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer (negundo, rubrum) / Asimina triloba forest
Liriodendron tulipifera - Quercus rubra - Magnolia acuminata / Cornus florida Forest

I.B.2.N.a.27. QUERCUS ALBA - (QUERCUS RUBRA, CARYA SPP.) FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus (alba, rubra, velutina) / Cornus florida / Viburnum acerifolium Forest
Quercus alba - Quercus (rubra, coccinea) - Carya (alba, glabra) / Vaccinium pallidum Piedmont Dry-Mesic Forest

I.B.2.N.a.29. QUERCUS ALBA - QUERCUS (FALCATA, STELLATA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus (falcata, alba, velutina) / Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum Forest

I.B.2.N.a.31. QUERCUS FALCATA FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus falcata - Quercus phellos / Ilex opaca forest

I.B.2.N.a.101. QUERCUS MUEHLENBERGII - (ACER SACCHARUM) FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer saccharum - Quercus muehlenbergii / Cercis canadensis forest

Quercus muehlenbergii / Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus - Dichanthelium boscii - (Verbesina virginica var. virginica) forest

I.B.2.N.a.36. QUERCUS PRINUS - (QUERCUS COCCINEA, QUERCUS VELUTINA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus prinus - Quercus (rubra, velutina) / Gaylussacia baccata Forest

I.B.2.N.a.37. QUERCUS PRINUS - QUERCUS (ALBA, FALCATA, RUBRA, VELUTINA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus alba - Quercus prinus - Carya glabra / Cornus florida / Vaccinium pallidum / Carex pensylvanica forest

I.B.2.N.a.38. QUERCUS PRINUS - QUERCUS RUBRA FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra - Carya (glabra, alba) / Gaylussacia baccata forest

I.B.2.N.a.100. QUERCUS VELUTINA - QUERCUS ALBA - (QUERCUS COCCINEA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus (velutina, alba) / Vaccinium pallidum High Allegheny Plateau, Western Allegheny Plateau Forest
Quercus coccinea - Quercus velutina - Quercus alba / Amelanchier arborea / Gaylussacia baccata Forest

I.B.2.N.d. Temporarily flooded cold-deciduous forest
I.B.2.N.d.3. ACER NEGUNDO TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer negundo Forest

I.B.2.N.d.4. ACER SACCHARINUM TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer saccharinum - Ulmus americana - (Populus deltoides) Forest

I.B.2.N.d.27. ACER SACCHARUM - CARYA CORDIFORMIS TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer saccharum - Fraxinus spp. - Tilia americana / Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ageratina altissima Forest

I.B.2.N.d.5. BETULA NIGRA - (PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS) TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Betula nigra - Platanus occidentalis / Impatiens pallida Forest

I.B.2.N.d.9. FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Fagus grandifolia - Quercus spp. - Acer rubrum - Juglans nigra Forest

I.B.2.N.d.12. LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA - (LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA, ACER RUBRUM) TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus palustris / Carpinus caroliniana / Carex intumescens Forest
Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer rubrum - Liquidambar styraciflua / Medeola virginiana forest

I.B.2.N.d.13. PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS - (FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA, CELTIS LAEVIGATA, ACER SACCHARINUM) TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Platanus occidentalis - Acer saccharinum - Juglans nigra - Ulmus rubra Forest

I.B.2.N.d.14. PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS - (LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA, LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA) TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Platanus occidentalis - (Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera) / Asimina triloba forest

I.B.2.N.d.26. QUERCUS PALUSTRIS - ACER RUBRUM TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus (palustris, phellos) - Acer rubrum / Cinna arundinacea Forest

I.B.2.N.e. Seasonally flooded cold-deciduous forest
I.B.2.N.e.1. ACER RUBRUM - FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer rubrum - Fraxinus (pennsylvanica, americana) / Lindera benzoin / Symplocarpus foetidus Forest
Acer rubrum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Saururus cernuus Forest

I.B.2.N.e.6. LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA - (ACER RUBRUM) SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Forest
Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Quercus phellos / Leucothoe racemosa Forest

I.B.2.N.e.8. NYSSA (AQUATICA, BIFLORA, OGECHE) FLOODPLAIN SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Nyssa biflora - (Liquidambar styraciflua) / Itea virginica / Saururus cernuus Forest

I.B.2.N.e.15. QUERCUS PHELLOS SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Quercus phellos / Carex striata var. brevis Forest

I.B.2.N.e.22. TAXODIUM DISTICHUM - NYSSA (AQUATICA, BIFLORA, OGECHE) SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE

Taxodium distichum - Nyssa biflora Chesapeake Bay forest

I.B.2.N.g. Saturated cold-deciduous forest
I.B.2.N.g.2. ACER RUBRUM - NYSSA SYLVATICA SATURATED FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica - Betula alleghaniensis / Sphagnum spp. Forest
Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica - Liquidambar styraciflua - Populus heterophylla forest
Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica - Magnolia virginiana Forest
Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica High Allegheny Plateau, Central Appalachian Forest

I.B.2.N.g.1. FRAXINUS NIGRA - ACER RUBRUM SATURATED FOREST ALLIANCE

Acer rubrum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Bidens laevis - Pilea fontana Forest
Fraxinus nigra - Acer rubrum / Carex leptalea Saturated Forest
Fraxinus nigra - Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer rubrum / Caltha palustris - Carex bromoides Forest

I.C.3.N.a. Mixed needle-leaved evergreen - cold-deciduous forest
I.C.3.N.a.4. PICEA RUBENS - BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS FOREST ALLIANCE

Picea rubens - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina Forest

I.C.3.N.a.21. PINUS STROBUS - QUERCUS (ALBA, RUBRA, VELUTINA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Pinus strobus - Quercus rubra - Liriodendron tulipifera Forest

I.C.3.N.a.24. PINUS TAEDA - QUERCUS (ALBA, FALCATA, STELLATA) FOREST ALLIANCE

(Pinus taeda) - Quercus falcata / Gaylussacia frondosa Forest

I.C.3.N.a.27. PINUS VIRGINIANA - QUERCUS (ALBA, STELLATA, FALCATA, VELUTINA) FOREST ALLIANCE

Pinus virginiana - Quercus falcata - Carya pallida Forest

I.C.3.N.a.32. TSUGA CANADENSIS - BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS FOREST ALLIANCE

Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina / Rhododendron maximum Forest
Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis Lower New England / Northern Piedmont Forest

I.C.3.N.a.33. TSUGA CANADENSIS - LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA FOREST ALLIANCE

Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum / (Hamamelis virginiana, Kalmia latifolia) Forest
Tsuga canadensis / Ilex opaca / Hieracium venosum Forest

I.C.3.N.d. Saturated mixed needle-leaved evergreen - cold-deciduous forest
I.C.3.N.d.8. CHAMAECYPARIS THYOIDES - ACER RUBRUM SATURATED FOREST ALLIANCE

Chamaecyparis thyoides - Acer rubrum - Magnolia virginiana forest

I.C.3.N.e. Tidal mixed needle-leaved evergreen - cold-deciduous forest
I.C.3.N.e.100. PINUS TAEDA - NYSSA BIFLORA - TAXODIUM DISTICHUM TIDAL FOREST ALLIANCE

Pinus taeda - Nyssa biflora - Taxodium distichum / Morella cerifera / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Forest

II. WOODLAND

II.A.4.N.a. Rounded-crowned temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen woodland
II.A.4.N.a.23. PINUS PUNGENS - (PINUS RIGIDA) WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Pinus (pungens, rigida) / Quercus ilicifolia / Gaylussacia baccata Woodland

II.A.4.N.a.28. PINUS TAEDA WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Pinus taeda / Hudsonia tomentosa Woodland

II.A.4.N.b. Conical-crowned temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen woodland
II.A.4.N.b.2. JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Morella pensylvanica Woodland

II.A.4.N.b.1. THUJA OCCIDENTALIS WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Thuja occidentalis / Carex eburnea - Pellaea atropurpurea Woodland

II.A.4.N.e. Seasonally flooded temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen woodland
II.A.4.N.e.3. CHAMAECYPARIS THYOIDES SEASONALLY FLOODED WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Chamaecyparis thyoides / Alnus maritima woodland

II.B.2.N.a. Cold-deciduous woodland
II.B.2.N.a.4. FRAXINUS AMERICANA - CARYA GLABRA - (JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA) WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Juniperus virginiana - Fraxinus americana - Carya glabra / Carex pensylvanica - Cheilanthes lanosa woodland

II.B.2.N.a.21. QUERCUS MUEHLENBERGII WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Quercus muehlenbergii - Cercis canadensis / Packera obovata - Lithospermum canescens Woodland

II.B.2.N.a.22. QUERCUS PRINUS - QUERCUS COCCINEA WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Quercus prinus / Quercus ilicifolia / Danthonia spicata - Solidago bicolor Woodland

II.B.2.N.a.24. QUERCUS RUBRA - QUERCUS PRINUS WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Quercus prinus - Betula lenta / Parthenocissus quinquefolia Talus Woodland

II.B.2.N.a.28. TILIA AMERICANA - FRAXINUS AMERICANA - (ACER SACCHARUM) WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Tilia americana - Fraxinus americana / Acer pensylvanicum - Ostrya virginiana / Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Impatiens pallida Woodland
Tilia americana - Fraxinus americana / Cornus florida Woodland

II.B.2.N.f. Tidal cold-deciduous woodland
II.B.2.N.f.1. ACER RUBRUM - FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA TIDAL WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Fraxinus (profunda, pennsylvanica) - (Nyssa biflora) / Polygonum arifolium Woodland

II.C.3.N.a. Mixed needle-leaved evergreen - cold-deciduous woodland
II.C.3.N.a.9. PINUS (RIGIDA, PUNGENS, VIRGINIANA) - QUERCUS PRINUS WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Pinus (virginiana, rigida) - Quercus prinus / Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum Woodland [Provisional]*
Pinus virginiana - Quercus prinus / Deschampsia flexuosa - Cunila origanoides Woodland

II.C.3.N.a.19. PINUS RIGIDA - QUERCUS (COCCINEA, VELUTINA) WOODLAND ALLIANCE

Pinus rigida - Quercus (coccinea, velutina) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland

III. SHRUBLAND

III.A.2.N.i. Saturated temperate broad-leaved evergreen shrubland
III.A.2.N.i.100. MORELLA CERIFERA SATURATED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Spartina patens Shrubland
Morella cerifera / Hydrocotyle verticillata Shrubland

III.A.2.N.l. Tidal broad-leaved evergreen temperate shrubland
A.806—MORELLA CERIFERA - ROSA PALUSTRIS TIDAL SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE (III.A.2.N.l.1)

Morella cerifera - Rosa palustris / Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Shrubland
Morella cerifera – Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Tidal Shrubland

III.B.2.N.a. Temperate cold-deciduous shrubland
III.B.2.N.a.9. MORELLA PENSYLVANICA - (PRUNUS MARITIMA) SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Morella pensylvanica / Diodia teres Shrubland

III.B.2.N.a.300. PRUNUS SEROTINA - AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS - QUERCUS SPP. SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Prunus serotina / Morella cerifera / Smilax rotundifolia Shrubland

III.B.2.N.a.16. SMILAX SPP. - TOXICODENDRON RADICANS VINE-SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Smilax glauca - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland

III.B.2.N.d. Temporarily flooded cold-deciduous shrubland
III.B.2.N.d.2. ALNUS SERRULATA TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Alnus serrulata - Physocarpus opulifolius Shrubland
Cornus amomum - Alnus serrulata Shrubland

III.B.2.N.d.10. BETULA NIGRA TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Betula nigra - Salix interior Shrubland

III.B.2.N.d.7. SALIX NIGRA TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Salix nigra Temporarily Flooded Shrubland

III.B.2.N.e. Seasonally flooded cold-deciduous shrubland
III.B.2.N.e.3. CEPHALANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS SEASONALLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Cephalanthus occidentalis / Polygonum hydropiperoides - Panicum verrucosum Shrubland

III.B.2.N.e.25. MORELLA (CERIFERA, PENSYLVANICA) - VACCINIUM FORMOSUM SEASONALLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Morella cerifera - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland

III.B.2.N.e.7. VACCINIUM FORMOSUM - VACCINIUM FUSCATUM SEASONALLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Vaccinium formosum - Vaccinium fuscatum / Sphagnum cuspidatum Shrubland

III.B.2.N.f. Semipermanently flooded cold-deciduous shrubland
III.B.2.N.f.1. CEPHALANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS SEMIPERMANENTLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Cephalanthus occidentalis / Glyceria canadensis Shrubland

III.B.2.N.f.3. DECODON VERTICILLATUS SEMIPERMANENTLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Decodon verticillatus Semipermanently Flooded Shrubland

III.B.2.N.h. Tidal cold-deciduous shrubland
A.1024—ALNUS (INCANA, SERRULATA, MARITIMA) TIDAL SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE (III.B.2.N.h.2)

Alnus maritima / Acorus calamus Tidal Shrubland

A.3024—AMORPHA FRUTICOSA TIDAL SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE (III.B.2.N.h)

Amorpha fruticosa Tidal Shrubland

A.1023—BACCHARIS HALIMIFOLIA - IVA FRUTESCENS TIDAL SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE (III.B.2.N.h.1)

Baccharis halimifolia - Iva frutescens / Spartina patens Shrubland
Iva frutescens / Spartina cynosuroides Tidal Shrubland

A.3025--SALIX NIGRA TIDAL SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE (III.B.2.N.h).

III.B.2.N.h.1. BACCHARIS HALIMIFOLIA - IVA FRUTESCENS TIDAL SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Baccharis halimifolia - Iva frutescens - Morella cerifera - (Ilex vomitoria) Shrubland
Baccharis halimifolia - Iva frutescens / Spartina patens Shrubland

IV. DWARF-SHRUBLAND

IV.A.1.N.a. Caespitose needle-leaved or microphyllous evergreen dwarf-shrubland
IV.A.1.N.a.4. HUDSONIA TOMENTOSA DWARF-SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland

IV.B.2.N.a. Caespitose cold-deciduous dwarf-shrubland
IV.B.2.N.a.1. VACCINIUM (ANGUSTIFOLIUM, MYRTILLOIDES, PALLIDUM) DWARF-SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE

Vaccinium (angustifolium, myrtilloides, pallidum) High Allegheny Plateau / Central Appalachian Dwarf-shrubland

V. HERBACEOUS VEGETATION

V.A.5.N.c. Medium-tall sod temperate or subpolar grassland
V.A.5.N.c.2. AMMOPHILA BREVILIGULATA HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Ammophila breviligulata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.e. Short sod temperate or subpolar grassland
V.A.5.N.e.1. SPARTINA PATENS - (SCHOENOPLECTUS PUNGENS) HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Spartina patens - Schoenoplectus pungens - Solidago sempervirens Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.j. Temporarily flooded temperate or subpolar grassland
V.A.5.N.j.1. ANDROPOGON GERARDII - (SORGHASTRUM NUTANS) TEMPORARILY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Baptisia australis Herbaceous Vegetation
Andropogon gerardii - Phlox subulata - Solidago simplex var. racemosa - Packera paupercula Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k. Seasonally flooded temperate or subpolar grassland
V.A.5.N.k.39. CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Calamagrostis canadensis - Phalaris arundinacea Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.65. CAREX STRIATA SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Carex striata var. brevis Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.36. CAREX STRICTA SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Carex stricta - Carex vesicaria Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.11. FIMBRISTYLIS CASTANEA - SCHOENOPLECTUS PUNGENS SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Schoenoplectus pungens - Fimbristylis (castanea, caroliniana) Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.66. JUNCUS DICHOTOMUS SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Juncus (dichotomus, scirpoides) - Drosera intermedia Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.18. PANICUM HEMITOMON SEASONALLY FLOODED TEMPERATE HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Panicum hemitomon - Panicum verrucosum Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.1. PANICUM VIRGATUM SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

(Morella cerifera) - Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.23. RHYNCHOSPORA SPP. - PANICUM (RIGIDULUM, VERRUCOSUM) - RHEXIA VIRGINICA SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Saccharum giganteum - (Dichanthelium spretum, Panicum verrucosum) Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.25. SCIRPUS CYPERINUS SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Scirpus cyperinus Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.k.29. SPARTINA PATENS SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Spartina patens - Eleocharis parvula Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.l. Semipermanently flooded temperate or subpolar grassland
V.A.5.N.l.16. SCHOENOPLECTUS ACUTUS - (SCHOENOPLECTUS TABERNAEMONTANI) SEMIPERMANENTLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Schoenoplectus (tabernaemontani, acutus) Eastern Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.l.9. TYPHA (ANGUSTIFOLIA, LATIFOLIA) - (SCHOENOPLECTUS SPP.) SEMIPERMANENTLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Typha (angustifolia, latifolia) - (Schoenoplectus spp.) Eastern Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.m. Saturated temperate or subpolar grassland
V.A.5.N.m.1. CLADIUM MARISCOIDES SATURATED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Cladium mariscoides - Drosera intermedia - Eleocharis rostellata Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n. Tidal temperate or subpolar grassland
V.A.5.N.n.300. ACORUS CALAMUS TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Acorus calamus Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.301. CAREX HYALINOLEPIS TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Carex hyalinolepis Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.4. ELEOCHARIS FALLAX - ELEOCHARIS ROSTELLATA TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Eleocharis fallax - Eleocharis rostellata - Schoenoplectus americanus - Sagittaria lancifolia Herbaceous Vegetation
Eleocharis rostellata - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.5. JUNCUS ROEMERIANUS TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Juncus roemerianus Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.6. PANICUM VIRGATUM TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.100. SCHOENOPLECTUS AMERICANUS TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Schoenoplectus americanus - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.8. SCHOENOPLECTUS PUNGENS TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Schoenoplectus pungens Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.1. SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Spartina alterniflora - Amaranthus cannabinus Herbaceous Vegetation
Spartina alterniflora - Ptilimnium capillaceum - Polygonum punctatum Herbaceous Vegetation
Spartina alterniflora / (Ascophyllum nodosum) Acadian/Virginian Zone Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.10. SPARTINA CYNOSUROIDES TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Spartina cynosuroides Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.11. SPARTINA PATENS - (DISTICHLIS SPICATA) TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Spartina patens - Distichlis spicata - Juncus roemerianus Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.2. TYPHA (ANGUSTIFOLIA, DOMINGENSIS) TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Typha angustifolia - Hibiscus moscheutos Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.5.N.n.14. ZIZANIA AQUATICA TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Zizania aquatica Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.6.N.q. Bedrock temperate or subpolar grassland with a sparse tree layer
V.A.6.N.q.101. (JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA) / SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM - (BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA) WOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Juniperus virginiana / Bouteloua curtipendula - Carex eburnea Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.6.N.q.103. (PINUS RIGIDA) / SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM WOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Pinus rigida / Schizachyrium scoparium - Scleria pauciflora Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation

V.A.7.N.g. Medium-tall temperate or subpolar grassland with a sparse cold-deciduous shrub layer
V.A.7.N.g.1. SCHIZACHYRIUM LITTORALE SHRUB HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Morella (pensylvanica, cerifera) / Schizachyrium littorale - Eupatorium hyssopifolium Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.d. Temporarily flooded temperate perennial forb vegetation
V.B.2.N.d.2. JUSTICIA AMERICANA TEMPORARILY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Justicia americana Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.e. Semipermanently flooded temperate perennial forb Vegetation
V.B.2.N.e.1. PONTEDERIA CORDATA - PELTANDRA VIRGINICA SEMIPERMANENTLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Peltandra virginica - Saururus cernuus - Carex crinita / Climacium americanum Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.f. Saturated temperate perennial forb vegetation
V.B.2.N.f.4. CHRYSOSPLENIUM AMERICANUM SATURATED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Chrysosplenium americanum Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.g. Tidal temperate perennial forb vegetation
V.B.2.N.g.6. AMARANTHUS CANNABINUS TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Amaranthus cannabinus Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.g.1. ERIOCAULON PARKERI TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Eriocaulon parkeri - Polygonum punctatum Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.g.301. ISOETES RIPARIA TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Isoetes riparia Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.g.300. NELUMBO LUTEA TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Nelumbo lutea Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.g.8. NUPHAR LUTEA TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Nuphar lutea ssp. advena Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.g.3. PELTANDRA VIRGINICA - PONTEDERIA CORDATA TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Hibiscus moscheutos - Polygonum arifolium - Leersia oryzoides - (Carex stricta) Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation
Impatiens capensis - Peltandra virginica - Sagittaria latifolia - (Typha angustifolia) Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation
Peltandra virginica - Pontederia cordata Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.g.10. SAGITTARIA SUBULATA - LIMOSELLA AUSTRALIS TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Sagittaria subulata - Limosella australis Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.g.4. SARCOCORNIA PERENNIS - (DISTICHLIS SPICATA, SALICORNIA SPP.) TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Salicornia (virginica, bigelovii, maritima) - Spartina alterniflora Herbaceous Vegetation

V.B.2.N.h. Seasonally flooded temperate perennial forb vegetation
V.B.2.N.h.3. WOODWARDIA VIRGINICA SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Woodwardia virginica / Sphagnum cuspidatum Herbaceous Vegetation

V.C.2.N.a. Permanently flooded temperate or subpolar hydromorphic rooted vegetation
V.C.2.N.a.102. NYMPHAEA ODORATA - NUPHAR SPP. PERMANENTLY FLOODED TEMPERATE HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Nuphar lutea ssp. advena - Nymphaea odorata Herbaceous Vegetation
Nymphaea odorata - Eleocharis robbinsii Herbaceous Vegetation

V.C.2.N.a.12. PODOSTEMUM CERATOPHYLLUM PERMANENTLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Podostemum ceratophyllum Herbaceous Vegetation

V.C.2.N.a.17. VALLISNERIA AMERICANA PERMANENTLY FLOODED TEMPERATE HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Vallisneria americana - Potamogeton perfoliatus Herbaceous Vegetation

V.C.2.N.b. Permanently flooded-tidal temperate or subpolar hydromorphic rooted vegetation
V.C.2.N.b.2. CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM PERMANENTLY FLOODED - TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Ceratophyllum demersum - Vallisneria americana - Najas spp. Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.C.2.N.b.4. RUPPIA MARITIMA PERMANENTLY FLOODED - TIDAL TEMPERATE HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Ruppia maritima Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Herbaceous Vegetation

V.C.2.N.b.3. STUCKENIA PECTINATA - ZANNICHELLIA PALUSTRIS PERMANENTLY FLOODED - TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Stuckenia pectinata - Potamogeton perfoliatus - (Zannichellia palustris) Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation

V.C.2.N.b.1. ZOSTERA MARINA PERMANENTLY FLOODED - TIDAL HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Zostera marina Herbaceous Vegetation

V.D.2.N.g. Seasonally flooded temperate annual grassland
V.D.2.N.g.1. ERAGROSTIS HYPNOIDES - LIPOCARPHA MICRANTHA - MICRANTHEMUM UMBROSUM SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE

Eragrostis hypnoides - Ludwigia sphaerocarpa - Polygonum hydropiperoides Herbaceous Vegetation

VII. SPARSE VEGETATION

VII.A.1.N.a. Cliffs with sparse vascular vegetation
VII.A.1.N.a.2. ASPLENIUM RUTA-MURARIA - PELLAEA ATROPURPUREA SPARSELY VEGETATED ALLIANCE

Asplenium ruta-muraria - Pellaea atropurpurea Sparse Vegetation

VII.C.2.N.a. Sand flats
VII.C.2.N.a.2. CAKILE EDENTULA SPARSELY VEGETATED ALLIANCE

Cakile edentula ssp. edentula - Chamaesyce polygonifolia Sparse Vegetation

VII.C.2.N.d. Tidal sand flats
VII.C.2.N.d.3. SESUVIUM SPP. - ATRIPLEX SPP. - SUAEDA SPP. TIDAL SPARSELY VEGETATED ALLIANCE

Sesuvium portulacastrum - Atriplex spp. - Suaeda spp. Sparse Vegetation

REFERENCES CITED

APPENDIX I – STATE AND GLOBAL RANKING DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX II – GLOSSARY OF TERMS

APPENDIX III – HYDROLOGIC MODIFIERS

 

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