KUCHLER TYPE
KUCHLER TYPE: Northern cordgrass prairie



KUCHLER-TYPE-NUMBER : 
K073

PHYSIOGNOMY : 
Medium to tall, usually dense grassland occurring in the intertidal zone
of coastal waters [29].


OCCURRENCE : 
Northern cordgrass prairie, as defined by Kuchler [29], occurs along the
Atlantic coast from Maine to northeastern Florida.  The type is best
developed in the more northern parts of its occurrence; with decreasing
latitude it intergrades with southern cordgrass prairie although this
progression is interrupted by mangrove (Rhizophora spp. and Avicennia
spp.) and sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense) saltmarshes in Florida
[8,29,46,47,48].

STATES :
 CT  DE  FL  GA  ME  MD  MA  NH  NJ  NY  RI  SC  VA


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, June 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1994. Northern cordgrass prairie. In: Remainder of Citation


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