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CEGL005417 Suaeda calceoliformis Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pursh Seepweed Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is only known from the San Luis Valley of Colorado, but likely is more widespread throughout the range of the dominant species. This association occurs on basin floor sabkhas at 2300 m elevation. Sites can be temporarily, intermittently, or seasonally flooded with bare dry, cracked soils in the dry season. Soils range from poorly drained silty clay or sandy clay, to somewhat poorly drained silt, or well-drained silt loam. Bare soil is the dominant nonvegetative ground cover ranging from 70-95%. Vegetation is characterized by a sparse to moderately dense herbaceous layer dominated by Suaeda calceoliformis with 20-40% cover. Total cover may by up to 60% and may include scattered short shrubs of Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Distichlis spicata is also present in all sampled stands with up to 20% cover. Other species present include Bassia americana, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Cleome multicaulis, and Chenopodium foliosum.
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: Vegetation is characterized by a sparse to moderately dense herbaceous layer dominated by Suaeda calceoliformis with 20-40% cover. Total cover may by up to 60% and may include scattered short shrubs of Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Distichlis spicata is also present in all sampled stands with up to 20% cover. Other species present include Bassia americana (= Kochia americana), Bolboschoenus maritimus (= Schoenoplectus maritimus), Cleome multicaulis, and Chenopodium foliosum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs on basin floor sabkhas at 2300 m elevation. Sites can be temporarily, intermittently, or seasonally flooded with bare dry, cracked soils in the dry season. Soils range from poorly drained silty clay or sandy clay, to somewhat poorly drained silt, or well-drained silt loam. Bare soil is the dominant nonvegetative ground cover ranging from 70-95%.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from the San Luis Valley of Colorado, but likely is more widespread throughout the range of the dominant species.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.834652
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.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 | CEGL005417 Pursh Seepweed Wet Meadow | CEGL005417 | 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: = Suaeda calceoliformis Herbaceous Vegetation (Salas et al. 2010b)
- CNHP [Colorado Natural Heritage Program]. 2006-2017. Tracked natural plant communities. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. [https://cnhp.colostate.edu/ourdata/trackinglist/plant_communities/]
- Salas, D. E., J. Stevens, K. Schulz, M. Artmann, B. Friesen, S. Blauer, E. W. Schweiger, and A. Valdez. 2010b. Vegetation classification and mapping project report: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Natural Resource Report NPS/ROMN/NRR--2010/179. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.