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Vegetation and Plant Communities: 



Hadnot Creek is a brackish water creek which encompasses 

 several distinct plant communities. The primary communities 

 include brackish marshes, a brackish island, cedar hummocks, 

 and a combination of hardwood-pine stands. 



Brackish Marshes: The marshes and the creek exhibit varying 



degrees of salinity from the mouth to the head of the creek, 

 as shown by several species. Spartina alternif lora is 

 common near the mouth of the creek where the salinity is higher, 

 and Scirpus americanus , Cladium jamaicense , and Spartina cynosu - 

 roides become abundant toward the head of the creek, where the 

 salinity is lower. Common species along the marshes include the 

 following: 



Spartina alterniflora 

 S. patens 

 S. cynosuroides 

 Scirpus americanus 

 Cladium jamaicense 

 Juncus roemerianus 

 Hibiscus moscheutos 

 Disticlis spicata 

 Typha latifolia 

 Typha angustifolia 

 Oenothera fruticosa 

 Rumex verticil latus 

 Pontederia cordata 

 Myosotis laxa 

 Solidago sempervirens 

 Senecio glabellus 

 Ipomoea pandurata 



Small brackish island (Pork Chop Island) along the north shore 

 of the creek: This island is relatively unique, because of the 

 presence of an extensive matformer, Lilaeopsis chinensis . Common 

 species are: 



Lilaeopsis chinensis 

 Ptilimnium capihlaceum 

 Eleocharis albida 

 Eleocharis sp. 

 Baccharis halimifolia 



Cedar Hummocks: These are possibly the result by some dredging 

 that may have occurred to keep the creek open to small boat 

 traffic. Common species are: 



Juniperus virginiana 



Sabal minor 



Ilex vomitoria 



Rhus radicans 



Myrica cerifera 



Baccharis halimifolia 



Rosa palustris 



Osmunda regalis var . spectabilis 



