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Schoenoplectus americanus Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schoenoplectus americanus Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This alliance, found in the southern Great Plains and several western states, contains bulrush wetlands dominated by Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus). This alliance is not well understood across its range. In cienegas in Trans-Pecos Texas (and possibly also in southern New Mexico), Schoenoplectus americanus typically dominates the stands, though Flaveria chlorifolia or Helianthus paradoxus may be locally dominant. Other species include Samolus ebracteatus ssp. cuneatus, Limonium limbatum, and Distichlis spicata. Most examples of this community have been hydrologically altered by use of water for irrigation. Elsewhere in Texas it occurs in permanent springs where species may include Schoenoplectus americanus, Eleocharis macrostachya, Fuirena simplex, Paspalum distichum, Potamogeton illinoensis, and in outer zones, Andropogon gerardii. Schoenoplectus americanus-dominated marshes occur throughout Oklahoma, but are most common in the central and western portions of the state, and in the panhandle. Further study is needed to characterize this alliance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18201.SCHOENOPLECTUSA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Schoenoplectus americanus Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
  Translated: Chairmaker's Bulrush Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126404 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1432