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Eleocharis palustris - Distichlis spicata Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Eleocharis palustris - Distichlis spicata Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is described from the saline meadow communities surrounding Utah Lake in northern Utah. Sites are close to 1372 m (4500 feet) in elevation, on the level former lakebed of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville. Soil texture is typically a sandy clay loam. This association consists entirely of herbaceous species, mostly graminoids, with a total cover typically close to 100%. Diagnostic of this association is a high relative cover of Eleocharis palustris and Distichlis spicata, usually with significant cover of Juncus balticus, Glaux maritima, and other species of Eleocharis.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19574.ELEOCHARISPALUS Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Eleocharis palustris Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Marsh Spikerush - Saltgrass Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684755 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001834   Scientific: Eleocharis palustris - Distichlis spicata Herbaceous Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Eleocharis palustris - Distichlis spicata Herbaceous Vegetation