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Distichlis spicata - Schoenoplectus maritimus - Salicornia rubra Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Distichlis spicata - Schoenoplectus maritimus - Salicornia rubra Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This community is found in the southeastern Great Plains of the United States, in basins or floodplains. It is dependent on periodic influx of saline water to maintain the characteristic soil and water chemistry. The soils of this community are deep and poorly drained and the parent material is alluvium or loess. This community is flooded or saturated for most of the year. It may dry out in late summer and fall. Herbaceous plants dominate, and trees and other woody plants are almost completely absent. The dominant species are Distichlis spicata, Salicornia rubra, and Schoenoplectus maritimus (= Scirpus maritimus). Symphyotrichum subulatum (= Aster subulatus), Hordeum jubatum, Iva annua, Sporobolus texanus, and Suaeda calceoliformis are all common. Few individuals in this community exceed 1 m and most are less than 0.5 m. There can be unvegetated ground, especially in the wettest and most saline parts of this community. Ruppia maritima and Stuckenia pectinata (= Potamogeton pectinatus) may persist in pools in the wettest areas. The vegetation is more dense with few stretches of bare ground on the drier and less saline parts.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23316.DISTICHLISSPICA 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: Distichlis spicata - (Hordeum jubatum) Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Common: Eastern Great Plains Saline Marsh   Translated: Saltgrass - Saltmarsh Clubrush - Red Saltwort Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686366 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002043   Scientific: Distichlis spicata - Schoenoplectus maritimus - Salicornia rubra Herbaceous Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Distichlis spicata - Schoenoplectus maritimus - Salicornia rubra Herbaceous Vegetation