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CEGL001585 Schoenoplectus americanus - Eleocharis palustris Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Common Spikerush Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This wetland herbaceous association is found in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert of Utah and Nevada and the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs in basin floors, swales, sabkhas, and ponds at 2300 to 2340 m elevation. Areas are semipermanently or seasonally flooded. Soils include somewhat poorly drained sandy loam, poorly drained sandy clay loam, or very poorly drained muck. Litter and duff are the dominant ground cover. All of the surveyed stands experience extensive grazing by bison, elk, and deer. The herbaceous layer is dominated by Schoenoplectus americanus. Eleocharis palustris can be considered a codominant. Additional species that can occur within this association, but not at every surveyed site, include Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Argentina anserina, Polygonum amphibium, Hordeum brachyantherum, and Carex simulata. In general, this association can be found surrounded by Sarcobatus spp. shrublands.
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: The herbaceous layer is dominated by Schoenoplectus americanus (40-50% cover). Eleocharis palustris can be considered a codominant with cover ranging from 30-50%. There are additional species (3-20% cover) that can occur within this association, but not at every surveyed site; they may include Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (= Juncus balticus), Argentina anserina, Polygonum amphibium, Hordeum brachyantherum, and Carex simulata. In general, this association can be found surrounded by Sarcobatus spp. shrublands.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs in basin floors, swales, sabkhas, and ponds at 2300 to 2340 m elevation. Areas are semipermanently or seasonally flooded. Soils include somewhat poorly drained sandy loam, poorly drained sandy clay loam, or very poorly drained muck. Litter and duff are the dominant ground cover. All of the surveyed stands experience extensive grazing by bison, elk, and deer.
Geographic Range: This wetland herbaceous association is found in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert of Utah and Nevada and the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, NM, NV, UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686380
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.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.1 Arid West Interior Freshwater Marsh Macrogroup | M888 | 2.C.4.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.1.a Clubrush species - Cattail species Interior Freshwater Marsh Group | G531 | 2.C.4.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A3895 Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Hardstem Bulrush - California Bulrush Marsh Alliance | A3895 | 2.C.4.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL001585 Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Common Spikerush Marsh | CEGL001585 | 2.C.4.Nb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Schoenoplectus americanus - Eleocharis palustris Herbaceous Vegetation (Salas et al. 2010b)
? Threesquare Bulrush-Common Spikerush CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
? Threesquare Bulrush-Common Spikerush CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
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