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CEGL003462 Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Salt Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: This association is dominated by Distichlis spicata, Frankenia salina, and Jaumea carnosa forming a continuous herb layer. It is currently known from the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Channel Islands, but is likely to occur throughout coastal California.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Saltgrass - Alkali Sea-heath - Marsh Jaumea Salt Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently known from the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Channel Islands of California. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. Similar tidal brackish marshes with Distichlis spicata occur from Humboldt County to Monterey County, California. It is likely that this association ranges throughout this area. Similar stands of tidal wetland Distichlis spicata occur at Suisun Marsh, Solano County, California, and in San Francisco Bay. All stands occupy brackish estuarine environments. At Point Reyes, this association is dominated by Distichlis spicata, Frankenia salina, and Jaumea carnosa forming a continuous herb layer of 90-99% cover at 0-25 cm tall and 1-10% cover at 25-50 cm tall. Triglochin concinna and Triglochin maritima, Grindelia stricta, and Limonium californicum are also commonly found in this association. This association is often adjacent to Salicornia associations.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Suisun Marsh, very similar if not identical vegetation was called Distichlis spicata - Triglochin maritima association. It does not have as high a constancy of Frankenia as the Point Reyes association but is very similar in most other respects, including the commonness of Jaumea carnosa, Triglochin maritima, Glaux maritima, and Limonium californicum.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is only known from the Point Reyes National Seashore. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. This association is dominated by Distichlis spicata, Frankenia salina, and Jaumea carnosa forming a continuous herb layer of 90-99% cover at 0-25 cm tall and 1-10% cover at 25-50 cm tall. Triglochin concinna and Triglochin maritima, Grindelia stricta, and Limonium californicum are also commonly found in this association. This association is often adjacent to Salicornia associations.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is only known from the Point Reyes National Seashore. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. Similar stands of tidal wetland Distichlis spicata occur at Suisun Marsh, Solano County, California (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2000), and in San Francisco Bay. All stands occupy brackish estuarine environments.
Geographic Range: This association is currently known from the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Channel Islands of California. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. Similar tidal brackish marshes with Distichlis spicata occur from Humboldt County to Monterey County, California. It is likely that this association ranges throughout this area.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687819
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | CEGL003462 Saltgrass - Alkali Sea-heath - Marsh Jaumea Salt Marsh | CEGL003462 | 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: = Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa (Sawyer et al. 2009) [41.200.07]
= Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 51011]
= Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Association (Rodriguez et al. 2017)
= Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2000)
= Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 51011]
= Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Association (Rodriguez et al. 2017)
= Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2000)
- Keeler-Wolf, T., M. Vaghti, and A. Kilgore. 2000. Vegetation mapping of Suisun Marsh, Solano County: A report to the California Department of Water Resources. Administrative report on file at California Natural Diversity Database, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
- Macdonald, K. B. 1977. Plant and animal communities of Pacific North American salt marshes. Pages 167-191 in: V. J. Chapman, editor. Ecosystems of the world. 1. Wet coastal ecosystems. Elsevier Scientific Publications Company, New York.
- Rodriguez, D., K. G. Sikes, T. Keeler-Wolf, G. Kittel, J. Curtis, C. Curley, and J. Evens. 2017. Vegetation classification of Channel Islands National Park. Report to the National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Sawyer, J. O., T. Keeler-Wolf, and J. Evens. 2009. A manual of California vegetation. Second edition. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento CA. 1300 pp.
- Schirokauer, D., T. Keeler-Wolf, J. Meinke, and P. van der Leeden. 2003. Plant community classification and mapping project. Point Reyes National Seashore, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Water Department Watershed Lands, Mount Tamalpais, Tomales Bay, and Samuel P. Taylor State Parks. Final report. California State Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch, Sacramento, National Park Service, Point Reyes Station, and Aerial Information Systems, Redlands, CA. 82 pp. [http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/pore_goga/index.html]
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.