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CEGL001773 Distichlis spicata - (Scirpus nevadensis) Alkaline Wet Meadow

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Saltgrass - (Nevada Bulrush) Alkaline Wet Meadow

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This herbaceous association occurs in Oregon, Idaho, Colorado and Wyoming and may extend into California, Nevada and Washington. This description is based on information only from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This graminoid association is found in playas and sandsheets at 2295 to 2320 m elevation. Stands are intermittently flooded and may have poorly or well-drained loamy sand or sandy clay soils. Ground cover is primarily bare soil with 70-91% cover. This association may be found as a distinct band around frequently flooded areas, or as continuous cover in shrubland openings with salty, frequently inundated soils. Vegetation cover is generally sparse (<10%) but can be dense in places. Scirpus nevadensis is dominant in wetter areas and may have up to 90% cover. Distichlis spicata is present with <5% cover. The few other species present represent typical regional salty soil species such as Cleome multicaulis, Suaeda calceoliformis, Spartina gracilis, Triglochin maritima, and scattered individuals of Sarcobatus vermiculatus.

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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: No Data Available

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  No Data Available
Geographic Range: This herbaceous association occurs in Oregon, Idaho, Colorado and Wyoming and may extend into California, Nevada and Washington.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  CA?, CO, ID, NV?, OR, WA


Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4

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 CEGL001773 Saltgrass - (Nevada Bulrush) Alkaline Wet Meadow CEGL001773 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
Concept Author(s): Western Ecology Group

Author of Description: K.E. Sabo and K. Decker

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 05-07-10
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