Searocket - Morning-glory Sparse Beach

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:South Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Beach
Scientific Name:Cakile spp. - Ipomoea spp. Sparse Beach Alliance
Location:United States (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Florida, North Carolina); Mexico (Tamaulipas)
Description:This vegetation combines sparse beach vegetation from the outer coastal zone from North Carolina to Texas and adjacent Mexico dominated by various combinations of Cakile species (Cakile constricta, Cakile edentula ssp. harperi, Cakile geniculata) and Ipomoea species (Ipomoea pes-caprae, Ipomoea imperati).
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Child types

Name
Cakile constricta Sparse Beach Vegetation
Gulf Coast Chenier Plain Beach
Louisiana Barrier Island Beach
South Atlantic Morning Glory Upper Beach
South Atlantic Sea-rocket Upper Beach
South Texas Beach
West Gulf Ocean Strand

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer