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CEGL002227 Bolboschoenus maritimus - Schoenoplectus acutus - (Triglochin maritima) Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cosmopolitan Bulrush - Hardstem Bulrush - (Seaside Arrow-grass) Marsh
Colloquial Name: Northern Plains Bulrush Brackish Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community type is found in the northeastern Great Plains of the United States and Canada, on sites that are flooded for much of the growing season, including prairie potholes and the margins of streams and lakes. The soils are typically medium to fine-textured and moderately saline to saline. This is an emergent wetland consisting predominantly of medium-tall graminoids. Shrubs are very rare and forbs are not abundant. The canopy of vegetation is often dense, but may be only moderate on more saline sites. Schoenoplectus acutus and Bolboschoenus maritimus are typically the most abundant species, either individually or together, in this community. Bolboschoenus maritimus is typically more abundant on stands with higher salinities and may form virtually monotypic stands, while Schoenoplectus acutus tends to dominate on moderately saline sites. Other species commonly found in moderately saline stands include Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Scolochloa festucacea, Schoenoplectus americanus, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Triglochin maritima, and Typha latifolia. Triglochin maritima can also grow on the drier edges of the more saline stands.
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: This is an emergent wetland consisting predominantly of medium-tall graminoids. Shrubs are very rare and forbs are not abundant. The canopy of vegetation is often dense, but may be only moderate on more saline sites. Schoenoplectus acutus (= Scirpus acutus) and Bolboschoenus maritimus (= Scirpus maritimus) are typically the most abundant species, either individually or together, in this community. Bolboschoenus maritimus is typically more abundant on stands with higher salinities and may form virtually monotypic stands (Ungar 1970), while Schoenoplectus acutus tends to dominate on moderately saline sites (Walker and Coupland 1970, Stewart and Kantrud 1971). Other species commonly found in moderately saline stands include Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (= Juncus balticus), Scolochloa festucacea, Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus tabernaemontani), Triglochin maritima, and Typha latifolia. Triglochin maritima can also grow on the drier edges of the more saline stands.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community is found on sites that are flooded for much of the growing season. These sites are usually in rounded depressions (e.g., prairie potholes) or along the margins of lakes or streams. The soils are typically medium- to fine-textured and moderately saline to saline (Greenall 1995). Salinities of 0.7-4.6% were measured by Ungar (1970) in South Dakota.
Geographic Range: This community type is found in the northeastern Great Plains of the United States and Canada.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB, ND, SD, SK
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.5 Prairie Cordgrass - Cattail species - Bulrush species Great Plains Marsh, Wet Meadow, Shrubland & Playa Macrogroup | M071 | 2.C.4.Nd.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.5.a Cattail species - Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Common Rivergrass Great Plains Freshwater Marsh Group | G325 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.a |
| Alliance | A3486 Hardstem Bulrush - Saltmarsh Clubrush - Softstem Bulrush Marsh Alliance | A3486 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.a |
| Association | CEGL002227 Cosmopolitan Bulrush - Hardstem Bulrush - (Seaside Arrow-grass) Marsh | CEGL002227 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Schoenoplectus maritimus - Schoenoplectus acutus - (Triglochin maritima) Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Scirpus paludosus Community (Ungar 1970) [uncertain if equivalent]
= Deep marsh, moderate saline (Walker and Coupland 1970)
>< Semipermanent ponds and lakes, brackish, normal emergent phase (Stewart and Kantrud 1971)
>< Semipermanent ponds and lakes, subsaline, normal emergent phase (Stewart and Kantrud 1971)
= Scirpus paludosus Community (Ungar 1970) [uncertain if equivalent]
= Deep marsh, moderate saline (Walker and Coupland 1970)
>< Semipermanent ponds and lakes, brackish, normal emergent phase (Stewart and Kantrud 1971)
>< Semipermanent ponds and lakes, subsaline, normal emergent phase (Stewart and Kantrud 1971)
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- Greenall, J. A. 1995. Draft element descriptions for natural communities of southern Manitoba (prairie and parkland regions). Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Winnipeg. 17 pp.
- Greenall, J. A. 1996. Manitoba''s terrestrial plant communities. MS Report 96-02. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Winnipeg.
- MNNHP [Minnesota Natural Heritage Program]. 1993. Minnesota''s native vegetation: A key to natural communities. Version 1.5. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program, St. Paul, MN. 110 pp.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- NDNHI [North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory]. 2018. Unpublished data. Vegetation classification of North Dakota. North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory, North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department, Bismarck.
- SDNHP [South Dakota Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.
- Stewart, R. E., and H. A. Kantrud. 1971. Classification of natural ponds and lakes in the glaciated prairie region. USDI Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Resources, Publication 92. Washington, DC. 77 pp.
- Ungar, I. A. 1970. Species-soil relationships on sulfate dominated soils of South Dakota. The American Midland Naturalist 83(2):343-357.
- Walker, B. H., and R. T. Coupland. 1970. Herbaceous wetland vegetation in the aspen grove and grassland region of Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Botany 48:1861-1878.