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CEGL002146 Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Distichlis spicata - (Puccinellia nuttalliana) Shrub Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Greasewood / Saltgrass - (Nuttall''s Alkali Grass) Shrub Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Greasewood Saline Shrub Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This greasewood saline shrub prairie type is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on somewhat saline soils, and salt crusts may occur. The vegetation contains scattered medium-tall (0.5-1 m) shrubs with a cover of 10-25%. The shrub layer is dominated by Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Herbaceous species include Distichlis spicata and Puccinellia nuttalliana.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type closely resembles ~Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Pascopyrum smithii - (Elymus lanceolatus) Shrub Wet Meadow (CEGL001508)$$. Nebraska applies that type to stands that may fit this type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation contains scattered medium-tall (0.5-1 m) shrubs with a cover of 10-25%. The shrub layer is dominated by Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Herbaceous species include Distichlis spicata and Puccinellia nuttalliana.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on somewhat saline soils, and salt crusts may occur.
Geographic Range: This greasewood saline shrub prairie type is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada, extending from the Dakotas into Saskatchewan.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: ND, SD, SK?, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687569
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.Na North American Great Plains Saline Marsh Division | D033 | 2.C.5.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.5.Na.1 Great Plains Saline Wet Meadow & Marsh Macrogroup | M077 | 2.C.5.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.C.5.Na.1.b Western Great Plains Saline Wet Meadow Group | G534 | 2.C.5.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3905 Greasewood Great Plains Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3905 | 2.C.5.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL002146 Greasewood / Saltgrass - (Nuttall''s Alkali Grass) Shrub Wet Meadow | CEGL002146 | 2.C.5.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Distichlis spicata - (Puccinellia nuttalliana) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- SDNHP [South Dakota Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.
- Thilenius, J. F., G. R. Brown, and A. L. Medina. 1995. Vegetation on semi-arid rangelands, Cheyenne River Basin, Wyoming. General Technical Report RM-GTR-263. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO. 60 pp.
- WNDD [Wyoming Natural Diversity Database]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.