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A.1535 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1535
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance is locally restricted in the northern Great Plains to saline sites. It is dominated by herbaceous species, but the presence of shrubs sets it apart from similar types found on saline soil. Total vegetation cover is open to moderate, with bare soil common. ~Distichlis spicata$ and ~Puccinellia nuttalliana$ dominate the herbaceous layer, accompanied by ~Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Grindelia squarrosa, Hordeum jubatum, Pascopyrum smithii, Plantago$ spp., and ~Salicornia rubra$ (on more saline inclusions). ~Sarcobatus vermiculatus, Artemisia frigida$, and ~Artemisia tridentata$ form a sparse shrub layer only rarely exceeding 25%. ^This alliance is found on terraces, floodplains, swales and other low sites where drainage is poor. The soils are moderately to strongly saline, fine-textured, and moderately deep to deep. Although periodic flooding is rare, stands of this alliance receive more water than the surrounding uplands through runoff. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1295.A1535
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: V.A.7.N.g
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS SHRUB HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1535
  Common: Black Greasewood Shrub Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Sarcobatus vermiculatus Shrub Herbaceous Alliance