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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Temperate Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Temperate Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This relatively widespread wetland occurs on pond and lake margins, and in backwater areas. It also occupies basins where the water table may remain relatively high, but which can drop below the soil surface late in the growing season. Elevations range from sea level in coastal areas to 2025 m (0-6700 feet) in the Rocky Mountains. Stands are flooded for most or all of the growing season. Stands can have water from 0 (exposed soil) to approximately 1.5 m deep, but usually are less than 1 m. Within a stand, water levels can vary by up to 1 m during the year. The water can be fresh to mildly saline. Soils are deep, poorly drained muck, peat, or mineral. This association is often a monotypic stand of Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, but is also often mixed with one or two other Schoenoplectus species. This association is described as only those stands where Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Schoenoplectus validus; = Scirpus validus) is the dominant bulrush. Schoenoplectus acutus (= Scirpus acutus) may be present, but only in subdominant amounts. Other species are largely absent or present in limited amounts and include Carex aquatilis, Carex buxbaumii, Carex utriculata, Eleocharis palustris, Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala, Polygonum spp., Potamogeton spp., Mentha arvensis, and Galium triflorum. Adjacent deeper water sites are typically dominated by Typha latifolia, while drier sites support herbaceous communities dominated by Carex spp., Poa pratensis, or other grasses.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20614.SCHOENOPLECTUST 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: Schoenoplectus acutus - (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani) Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Softstem Bulrush Temperate Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686178 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002623   Scientific: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Temperate Herbaceous Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Temperate Herbaceous Vegetation