4-2NVCCoastalFringeMaritime open upland vegetationSouth Atlantic terrestrial plant communities occurring a few miles from the coast (or longer) and both dominated by grasses, vines, subshrubs, or sparse herbaceous vegetation and lacking canopy coverage of treesMaritime grasslandsCommunities dominated by terrestrial grasses, vines, or dwarf shrubs and occurring within the coastal dune matrix (e.g., foredune, backdune, interdunal zone)Foredune dry grasslandsVegetated zones of coastal dunes occurring closest to the shoreline and subjected to full force winds and a regular sand supply1. Vine-dominated foredune vegetation == 4234 1. Foredune grasslands dominated or co-dominated by Uniola paniculata 2. Grasslands co-dominated by Schizachyrium littorale == 4039 2. Grasslands where Schizachyrium littorale is absent or in low abundance 3. Typical foredune vegetation of the southern Atlantic Coast from northern Florida to northern North Carolina == 4040 3. Typical foredune vegetation of the Outer Banks, North Carolina (from Cape Lookout, Carteret County to Dare County) == 4038CEGL004040Uniola paniculata - Hydrocotyle bonariensis Herbaceous Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004040.xml
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CEGL004039Uniola paniculata - Schizachyrium littorale - Panicum amarum Herbaceous Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004039.xml
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CEGL004038Uniola paniculata Herbaceous Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004038.xml
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CEGL004234Smilax auriculata / Heterotheca subaxillaris - Strophostyles helvula - (Uniola paniculata) Herbaceous Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004234.xml
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Backdune and interdunal dry grasslandVegetated zones of coastal dunes occurring closest inland and on higher stabilized surfaces1. Dry grasslands co-occuring with scattered stunted shrubs and/or dwarf shrubs; range limited to farthest northeastern North Carolina (Currituck County) 2. Backdunes and interdunes dominated by Schizachyrium littorale or Panicum amarum var. amarulum, with scattered stunted Morella pensylvanica, Diospyros virginiana, or Pinus taeda == 4240 2. Backdunes and interdunes with sparse vegetation (i.e., bare sand zones); composed of patches of Hudsonia tomentosa and a scarcity of dune grasses == 3950 1. Dry grasslands with limited stunted shrubs and/or dwarf shrubs; range either broad or limited to farthest northeastern North Carolina (Currituck County) 3. Dune grasslands dominated by Ammophila breviligulata; naturally occurring north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina == 4043 3. Dune grasslands not dominated by Ammophila breviligulata 4. Typical dry grasslands of backdunes from New England to North Carolina, dominated by Spartina patens and other grasses (e.g., Schoenoplectus pungens) and forbs (e.g., Solidago sempervirens) == 4097 4. Typical wet, or saturated grasslands of southern Atlantic Coast backdunes or interdunal swales, dominated by Muhlenbergia filipes or Spartina patens == 4051CEGL004240Morella (pensylvanica, cerifera) / Schizachyrium littorale - Eupatorium hyssopifolium Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004240.xml
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CEGL004097Spartina patens - Schoenoplectus pungens - Solidago sempervirens Herbaceous Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004097.xml
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CEGL004051Muhlenbergia filipes - Spartina patens - Eustachys petraea Herbaceous Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004051.xml
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CEGL004043Ammophila breviligulata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Herbaceous Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004043.xml
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CEGL003950Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL003950.xml
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Sparse maritime vegetationCommunities dominated by sparse herbaceous vegetation, and typically occuring between the intertidal beach and foreduneSparse beach & dune vegetationSparsely vegetated zones of upper portions of beaches and foredunes1. Sparsely occupied shifting foredunes of North Carolina, dominated by woody vines (e.g., Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis cinerea var. floridana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and/or Campsis radicans); the best examples occur on Jockey's Ridge and Run Hill (Dare County, North Carolina) == 4397 1. Sparsely occupied zones of upper beaches or foredunes dominated by herbaceous plants 2. Vegetated zones of beaches or sand flats of barrier islands dominated by Sesuvium spp., Atriplex spp., or Suaeda spp. == 4406 2. Vegetated zones of intertidal beaches dominated by Cakile spp. 3. Sparsely occupied zone of North Atlantic beaches (from New England to North Carolina), dominated by Cakile edentula ssp. edentula == 4400 3. Sparsely occupied zone of South Atlantic beaches (from North Carolina to southern Georgia), dominated by Cakile edentula ssp. harperi == 4401CEGL004406Sesuvium portulacastrum - Atriplex spp. - Suaeda spp. Sparse Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004406.xml
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CEGL004401Cakile edentula ssp. harperi Sparse Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004401.xml
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CEGL004400Cakile edentula ssp. edentula - Chamaesyce polygonifolia Sparse Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004400.xml
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CEGL004397Vitis rotundifolia / Triplasis purpurea - Panicum amarum - Schizachyrium littorale Mid-Atlantic Coastal Medaño Sparse Vegetation
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/data/comm/CEGL004397.xml
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