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A3880 Suaeda moquinii - Salicornia rubra - Isocoma acradenia Alkaline Wet Scrub Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance is characterized by an open to dense canopy dominated by saline wet species Suaeda moquinii and/or Salicornia rubra. Sites include moist or seasonally dry flats, margins of intermittently flooded playas, and low coastal areas. Stands generally have low cover of vegetation and may be sparse (<10% total vegetation). It occurs in the Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley in California south into Baja California.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mojave Seablite - Red Swampfire - Alkali Goldenbush Alkaline Wet Scrub Alliance
Colloquial Name: Mojave Seablite - Red Swampfire Alkaline Wet Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance includes stands that are characterized by an open to dense canopy of Suaeda moquinii and/or Salicornia rubra. Other saline wetland species present may include Anemopsis californica, Distichlis spicata, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Schoenoplectus americanus, Tiquilia spp., or Triglochin maritima. Stands generally have low cover of vegetation and may be sparse (<10% total vegetation). Sites are moist or seasonally dry flats, and margins of intermittently flooded desert playas and may extend to coast. This highly variable saline wet herbaceous vegetation alliance occurs across the warm deserts of North America, extending into the Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley in California south into Baja California.
Diagnostic Characteristics: This alkaline, saline wet flats warm desert scrub is identified by an open scrub canopy characterized by saline wet species such as Suaeda moquinii and/or Salicornia rubra.
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: This alliance includes stands that are characterized by an open to dense canopy of Suaeda moquinii and/or Salicornia rubra. Other saline wetland species present may include Anemopsis californica, Distichlis spicata, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (= Juncus balticus), Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), Tiquilia spp., or Triglochin maritima. Stands generally have low cover of vegetation and may be sparse (<10% total vegetation).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Sites are moist or seasonally dry flats, and margins of intermittently flooded desert playas and may extend to coast.
Geographic Range: This saline wet scrub alliance is found in suitable sites across the warm deserts of North America, extending into the Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley in California south into Baja California.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: AZ, CA, CO, MXBCN, NM, NV, UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899931
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.b Greasewood - Saltbush species Alkaline-Saline Wet Scrub Group | G537 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.b |
| Alliance | A3880 Mojave Seablite - Red Swampfire - Alkali Goldenbush Alkaline Wet Scrub Alliance | A3880 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.b |
| Association | CEGL001991 Mojave Seablite Wet Shrubland | CEGL001991 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.b |
| Association | CEGL005395 Alkali Goldenbush Wet Shrubland | CEGL005395 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.b |
| Association | CEGL005465 Alkali Goldenbush Desert Scrub | CEGL005465 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Suaeda moquinii (Bush seepweed scrub) Alliance (Sawyer et al. 2009) [36.200.00]
> Suaeda moquinii Shrubland Alliance (Evens et al. 2014)
> Suaeda nigra Alliance (Bush seepweed scrub) (Buck-Diaz et al. 2012)
> Suaeda moquinii Shrubland Alliance (Evens et al. 2014)
> Suaeda nigra Alliance (Bush seepweed scrub) (Buck-Diaz et al. 2012)
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