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Schoenoplectus pungens Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schoenoplectus pungens Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This bulrush wet meadow community is found in the western United States in the intermountain basins, as well as in western parts of the Great Plains. Stands are found along low-gradient, meandering, usually perennial streams and around the margins of ponds and marshes. Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens) dominates the dense, 0.3- to 0.6-m tall herbaceous vegetation layer. Other species that often are present include Schoenoplectus maritimus (= Scirpus maritimus), Spartina gracilis, Hordeum jubatum, Pascopyrum smithii, Juncus balticus, Eleocharis palustris, Lemna minor, Sagittaria latifolia, and Typha spp. Stands of this association contain no tree or shrub layer, but a few scattered trees and shrubs may be present, most commonly Populus deltoides, Salix amygdaloides, Salix exigua, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, or Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Substrates are generally dark, organic, fine-textured soils derived from alluvium. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19596.SCHOENOPLECTUSP
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Threesquare Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684132 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001587
  Scientific: Schoenoplectus pungens Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Bulrush Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Schoenoplectus pungens Herbaceous Vegetation