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Eleocharis (montevidensis, palustris, quinqueflora) Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Eleocharis (montevidensis, palustris, quinqueflora) Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Stands of this widespread western grassland alliance require seasonally to permanently saturated soils. Stands cannot tolerate permanent standing water, but often grow on the saturated soils surrounding a permanent water body, or on depressions subject to seasonal flooding. Stands are found from sea level to 2500 m elevation in meadows, seeps, swales, and shorelines. Water chemistry is fresh. Precipitation averages from 50-250 cm per year, and falls mostly from November to May. Stands of this western wetland herbaceous alliance are dominated by one or more species of Eleocharis. Species may include Eleocharis quinqueflora (= Eleocharis pauciflora), Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis montevidensis, and/or Eleocharis rostellata. Other species present may include Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Oreostemma alpigenum (= Aster alpigenus), Carex utriculata, Carex spp., Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), Scirpus spp., Oxypolis occidentalis, Triglochin palustris, Phleum alpinum, Juncus nevadensis, Mimulus primuloides, Crassula aquatica, and Callitriche hermaphroditica. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20657.ELEOCHARISMONTE
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      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: Eleocharis (montevidensis, palustris, quinqueflora) Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
  Translated: (Sand Spikerush, Marsh Spikerush, Few-flower Spikerush) Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125875 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1371