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CEGL005111 Bolboschoenus maritimus - Atriplex patula - Eleocharis parvula Saline Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cosmopolitan Bulrush - Spear Saltbush - Dwarf Spikerush Saline Marsh
Colloquial Name: Inland Saline Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This inland salt marsh community type is found in scattered locations in the midwestern United States, including Illinois, Michigan, and New York. Stands occur on peat, muck, or mineral soils saturated by sodium- or chlorine-rich groundwater seeping from saline aquifers. These sites are most common along streams or rivers where glacial drift is thin enough to permit brine from deep saline aquifers to remain concentrated and emerge at discrete points. This community is a wetland dominated by tall graminoid plants. The vegetation may be sparse with areas of bare mud. Salt-tolerant species are common in the community. It has a similar environment across its range, but because occurrences are small and widely scattered, each site has a distinct composition. Dominant species vary from marsh to marsh, and eastern sites are richer in halophytic species than western sites. Species that are found across the range of the community are Atriplex patula, Eleocharis parvula, Hibiscus moscheutos, and Bolboschoenus maritimus. In Illinois, Spartina pectinata can be dominant. In Michigan, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum, Schoenoplectus americanus, and Typha latifolia tend to be dominants. In New York, other characteristic plants include Agrostis stolonifera, Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis, and Spergularia salina. Species that are found across the range of the community are Atriplex patula, Eleocharis parvula, Hibiscus moscheutos, and Bolboschoenus maritimus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type puts together several very discrete and isolated saline stands. Floristic similarity needs to be reviewed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This community is a wetland dominated by tall graminoid plants. The vegetation may be sparse with areas of bare mud. Salt-tolerant species are common in the community. Because occurrences are small and widely scattered, each site tends to have a distinct composition. Dominant species vary from marsh to marsh, and eastern sites are richer in halophytic species than western sites. Species that are found across the range of the community are Atriplex patula, Eleocharis parvula, Hibiscus moscheutos, and Bolboschoenus maritimus (= Scirpus maritimus). In Illinois, Spartina pectinata can be dominant. In Michigan, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum (= Aster lanceolatus var. lanceolatus), Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), and Typha latifolia tend to be dominants. In New York, other characteristic plants include Agrostis stolonifera, Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis (= Diplachne maritima), and Spergularia salina (= Spergularia marina) (White and Madany 1978, Faust and Roberts 1983, Chapman et al. 1989, Reschke 1990).
Dynamics: These sites may be seasonally flooded (Reschke 1990).
Environmental Description: This community occurs on peat, muck, or mineral soils saturated by sodium- or chlorine-rich groundwater seeping from saline aquifers. These sites are most common along streams or rivers where glacial drift is thin enough to permit brine from deep saline aquifers to remain concentrated and emerge at discrete points (White and Madany 1978, Chapman et al. 1985, 1989, Reschke 1990).
Geographic Range: This inland salt marsh community type is found in scattered locations in the upper midwestern United States in the Great Lakes region, including Illinois, Michigan, and western New York.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: IL, MI, NY, ON?, QC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M069 | 2.C.4.Nd.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.2.f Eastern North American Inland Saline Marsh Group | G773 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.f |
| Alliance | A1434 Sturdy Bulrush - Cosmopolitan Bulrush - Spear Saltbush Inland Saline Marsh Alliance | A1434 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.f |
| Association | CEGL005111 Cosmopolitan Bulrush - Spear Saltbush - Dwarf Spikerush Saline Marsh | CEGL005111 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Schoenoplectus maritimus - Atriplex patula - Eleocharis parvula Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Inland Salt Marsh (Chapman et al. 1989)
= Inland Salt Marsh (Chapman et al. 1989)
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