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Vegetation of the Carolinas

Tidal wetland vegetation
Freshwater tidal woodlands
Tidal hardwood swamps
Acer rubrum / Sambucus canadensis / Ampelopsis arborea - Sicyos angulatus Woodland (CEGL004698)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Nyssa biflora - (Taxodium distichum, Nyssa aquatica) / Morella cerifera - Rosa palustris Tidal Forest (CEGL004484)
» 4th approx: TIDAL CYPRESS--GUM SWAMP
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica - (Ulmus americana) - Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera - Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Tidal Forest (CEGL004483)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Nyssa biflora - Nyssa aquatica - Taxodium distichum / Saururus cernuus Forest (CEGL004696)
» 4th approx: Tidal Cypress--Gum Swamp
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Fraxinus profunda - Nyssa biflora - (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) / Ilex verticillata / Polygonum arifolium Forest (CEGL006287)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Tidal conifer swamps
Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola / Morella cerifera / Kosteletzkya virginica - Bacopa monnieri Woodland (CEGL007166)
» 4th approx: Tidal Red Cedar Forest
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Taxodium distichum / Typha angustifolia Woodland (CEGL004231)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Taxodium distichum Tidal Woodland [Placeholder] (CEGL003739)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Taxodium distichum / Carex hyalinolepis Woodland (CEGL004654)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Oligohaline tidal woodlands
Sabal palmetto / Glyceria septentrionalis - Carex stipata - Woodwardia virginica Woodland (CEGL007784)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Forest (CEGL006137)
» 4th approx: Estuarine Fringe Pine Forest (Loblolly Subtype)
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Pinus serotina / Morella cerifera /Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Woodland (CEGL003669)
» 4th approx: Estuarine Fringe Pine Forest (Pond Pine Subtype)
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Pinus taeda - Nyssa biflora - Taxodium distichum / Morella cerifera / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Forest (CEGL004651)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Shrubby tidal vegetation
Saline tidal shrublands
Borrichia frutescens / (Spartina patens, Juncus roemerianus) Shrubland (CEGL003924)
» 4th approx: SALT SHRUB (LOW SUBTYPE)
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Baccharis halimifolia - Iva frutescens / Panicum virgatum Shrubland (CEGL003921)
» 4th approx: SALT SHRUB (HIGH SUBTYPE)
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Baccharis halimifolia - Iva frutescens - Morella cerifera - (Ilex vomitoria) Shrubland (CEGL003920)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Iva frutescens / Spartina patens Shrubland (CEGL006848)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Brackish tidal shrub flats
Morella cerifera - Rosa palustris / Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Shrubland (CEGL004656)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Morella cerifera - Toxicodendron radicans / Spartina bakeri Shrubland (CEGL004789)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Alnus serrulata / (Zizania aquatica, Zizaniopsis miliacea) Shrubland (CEGL004627)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Open salt and brackish tidal vegetation
Tidal salt marshes
Schoenoplectus americanus - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL006612)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Spartina patens - Distichlis spicata - (Juncus roemerianus) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004197)
» 4th approx: BRACKISH MARSH (SALT MEADOW CORDGRASS SUBTYPE)
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Spartina alterniflora / (Ascophyllum nodosum) Acadian/Virginian Zone Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004192)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Spartina alterniflora Carolinian Zone Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004191)
» 4th approx: Salt Marsh (Carolinian Subtype)
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Brackish marshes
Spartina bakeri - Kosteletzkya virginica Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004194)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Spartina alterniflora - Lilaeopsis chinensis Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004193)
» 4th approx: Brackish Marsh (Smooth Cordgrass Subtype)
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Juncus roemerianus Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004186)
» 4th approx: Brackish Marsh (Needlerush Subtype)
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Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004178)
» 4th approx: Tidal Freshwater Marsh (Sawgrass Subtype)
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Spartina alterniflora - Juncus roemerianus - Distichlis spicata Louisianian Zone Salt Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004190)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Hypersaline pannes & flats
Salicornia (virginica, bigelovii, maritima) - Spartina alterniflora Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004308)
» 4th approx: SALT FLAT
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Sarcocornia perennis - (Batis maritima - Distichlis spicata) Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL002278)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Distichlis spicata - (Sporobolus virginicus) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL007694)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Open fresh and oligohaline vegetation
Oligohaline tidal marshes
Spartina cynosuroides - Panicum virgatum - Phyla lanceolata Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL007741)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Zizaniopsis miliacea Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004705)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Juncus roemerianus - Pontederia cordata Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004660)
» 4th approx: Tidal Freshwater Marsh (Needlerush Subtype)
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Eleocharis fallax - Eleocharis rostellata - Schoenoplectus americanus - Sagittaria lancifolia Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004628)
» 4th approx: TIDAL FRESHWATER MARSH (OLIGOHALINE LOW MARSH SUBTYPE)
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Spartina cynosuroides Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004195)
» 4th approx: Tidal Freshwater Marsh (Giant Cordgrass Subtype)
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Schoenoplectus pungens - (Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004189)
» 4th approx: Tidal Freshwater Marsh (Threesquare Subtype)
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Typha angustifolia - Hibiscus moscheutos Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004201)
» 4th approx: Tidal Freshwater Marsh (Cattail Subtype)
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Schoenoplectus pungens Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004188)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Peltandra virginica - Pontederia cordata Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004706)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Freshwater tidal marsh
Eriocaulon parkeri - Polygonum punctatum Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL006352)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Isoetes riparia Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL006058)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Sagittaria subulata - Limosella australis Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004473)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Nuphar lutea ssp. advena Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004472)
» 4th approx: TIDAL FRESHWATER MARSH (PONDLILY SUBTYPE)
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Zizania aquatica Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004202)
» 4th approx: TIDAL FRESHWATER MARSH (WILD RICE SUBTYPE)
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Phragmites australis Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004187)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Cakile edentula var. lacustris - Argentina anserina Sparse Vegetation (CEGL006325)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Maritime aquatic herb vegetation
Open aquatic marine vegetation
Ruppia maritima Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL006167)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Ceratophyllum demersum - Utricularia macrorhiza - Nymphaea odorata Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004661)
» 4th approx: Freshwater Marsh Pool
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Ruppia maritima Carolinian Zone Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004335)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Open aquatic marine vegetation
Halodule beaudettei Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004318)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Zostera marina Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004336)
» 4th approx: unknown
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