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CEGL003466 Salicornia depressa - Distichlis spicata - Jaumea carnosa Tidal Salt Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Virginia Glasswort - Saltgrass - Marsh Jaumea Tidal Salt Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous association occurs on flat to gently sloped ground at low elevations between 0 and 6 m. Distichlis spicata and Jaumea carnosa are codominant and characteristically present in the herbaceous layer, and Salicornia depressa is usually present and subdominant to codominant. Frankenia salina is characteristically found in the shrub layer at low cover. This association is only known from the vicinity of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Santa Monica Mountains region. Information about its global range is not available without additional inventory.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is very similar to ~Salicornia depressa - Distichlis spicata - Triglochin maritima - (Jaumea carnosa) Salt Marsh (CEGL003366)$$. Further review is required to determine if they should be combined.
At Suisun Marsh, Solano County, California (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2000), a very similar or equivalent association of tidal wetland was defined as a Distichlis spicata - Salicornia virginica association. It was defined by codominance of Salicornia depressa and Distichlis spicata; either species may be greater than or equal to 30% relative cover. All plots had small numbers of Jaumea carnosa and Triglochin maritima. It is suspected that this is the same association as is currently defined herein. The only difference appears to be the higher cover of Distichlis that is reported from Suisun Marsh. Another association defined from Suisun Marsh was called the Salicornia / Distichlis association and was characterized by strong dominance of Salicornia with Distichlis ranging from 4-20% cover. Most plots of this type contained some non-native species and were found in managed wetlands. None of those plots had Jaumea.
At Suisun Marsh, Solano County, California (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2000), a very similar or equivalent association of tidal wetland was defined as a Distichlis spicata - Salicornia virginica association. It was defined by codominance of Salicornia depressa and Distichlis spicata; either species may be greater than or equal to 30% relative cover. All plots had small numbers of Jaumea carnosa and Triglochin maritima. It is suspected that this is the same association as is currently defined herein. The only difference appears to be the higher cover of Distichlis that is reported from Suisun Marsh. Another association defined from Suisun Marsh was called the Salicornia / Distichlis association and was characterized by strong dominance of Salicornia with Distichlis ranging from 4-20% cover. Most plots of this type contained some non-native species and were found in managed wetlands. None of those plots had Jaumea.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this association at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area form an open to intermittent herbaceous layer (24-58%, mean 44.6%) at 0.01-0.5 m tall. The shrub layer is sparse to open (0-27%, mean 12.3%) at 0-2 m tall. Total vegetation cover is 51-70%; mean cover is 58.4%. In this association, the herbaceous layer is open to intermittent and Jaumea carnosa is characteristically present, while Distichlis spicata and Salicornia depressa (= Salicornia virginica) are usually present. The Jaumea and Distichlis are codominant, while the Salicornia is subdominant to codominant. Cuscuta salina, Melilotus indicus, Monanthochloe littoralis, Rumex crispus, Schoenoplectus californicus (= Scirpus californicus), and Typha spp. are also occasionally found in this layer at low cover. The shrub layer characteristically includes Frankenia salina at low cover, while Batis maritima, Suaeda californica, and Atriplex lentiformis are also sometimes present.
Dynamics: Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.
Environmental Description: Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from the vicinity of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Santa Monica Mountains region. Information about its global range is not available without additional inventory. Similar associations codominated by Salicornia and Distichlis have been defined for Suisun Marsh, Solano County, California (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2000) and have been observed in several tidal marshes of San Francisco Bay (T. Keeler-Wolf pers. obs. 1998).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688895
Confidence Level: Low
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.Nc Temperate & Boreal Pacific Coastal Salt Marsh Division | D035 | 2.C.5.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.5.Nc.1 North American Pacific Coastal Salt Marsh Macrogroup | M081 | 2.C.5.Nc.1 |
| Group | 2.C.5.Nc.1.a Lyngbye''s Sedge - Cosmopolitan Bulrush - Sea-milkwort Salt Marsh Group | G499 | 2.C.5.Nc.1.a |
| Alliance | A3902 Pacific Swampfire - California Cordgrass - Sea-milkwort Salt Marsh Alliance | A3902 | 2.C.5.Nc.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003466 Virginia Glasswort - Saltgrass - Marsh Jaumea Tidal Salt Marsh | CEGL003466 | 2.C.5.Nc.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salicornia virginica - Distichlis spicata - Jaumea carnosa Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 64031]
= Sarcocornia pacifica - Jaumea carnosa - Distichlis spicata (Sawyer et al. 2009) [52.215.03]
= Sarcocornia pacifica - Jaumea carnosa - Distichlis spicata (Sawyer et al. 2009) [52.215.03]
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