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CEGL001771 Distichlis spicata - Mixed Herb Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Saltgrass - Mixed Herb Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Coastal Saltgrass - Mixed Herb Wet Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is the most "typical" playa in inland saltgrass communities in Utah and possibly occurring in Nevada. Forb diversity is high and includes Distichlis spicata, Salicornia rubra, Suaeda calceoliformis, Crepis spp., Iva spp., Triglochin maritima, Puccinellia nuttalliana, and Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis. Hordeum jubatum increases with grazing. These are short grasslands. Flooding is often from groundwater wicking to the surface.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Forb diversity is high and includes Distichlis spicata, Salicornia rubra, Suaeda calceoliformis (= Suaeda depressa), Crepis spp., Iva spp., Triglochin maritima, Puccinellia nuttalliana, and Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (= Juncus balticus). Hordeum jubatum increases with grazing.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NV?, UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683068
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.5 Salt Marsh Formation | F035 | 2.C.5 |
| Division | 2.C.5.Nd North American Western Interior Brackish Marsh, Playa & Shrubland Division | D036 | 2.C.5.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.5.Nd.1 Warm & Cool Desert Alkali-Saline Marsh, Playa & Shrubland Macrogroup | M082 | 2.C.5.Nd.1 |
| Group | 2.C.5.Nd.1.a Saltgrass - Lemmon''s Alkali Grass - Saltwort species Alkaline-Saline Marsh & Playa Group | G538 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.a |
| Alliance | A1332 Saltgrass Alkaline Wet Meadow Alliance | A1332 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.a |
| Association | CEGL001771 Saltgrass - Mixed Herb Wet Meadow | CEGL001771 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Brotherson, J. D. 1987. Plant community zonation in response to soil gradients in a saline meadow near Utah Lake, Utah County, Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 47(2):322-333.
- Peterson, E. B. 2008. International Vegetation Classification alliances and associations occurring in Nevada with proposed additions. Nevada Natural Heritage Program, Carson City, NV. 348 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.