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Scolochloa festucacea Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Scolochloa festucacea Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This alliance, found in the northeastern Great Plains, occurs in shallow marshes or wet prairies. The moderately dense to dense vegetation is dominated by graminoids 0.5-1.0 m tall. Forbs are not common, and shrubs are very rare. Scolochloa festucacea is the single most abundant species and may occur in almost monotypic stands. Other abundant species include Carex atherodes (especially on less saline sites), Carex laeviconica, Eleocharis palustris, Glyceria grandis, Juncus balticus, Sium suave, and Typha latifolia (in wetter stands). Lemna minor may also be abundant where surface water is present for most of the growing season. This alliance is found on sites with standing water for part of the growing season. The water table may be above the surface for only a few weeks in spring and after heavy rains or constantly until midsummer. Stands dominated by Scolochloa festucacea can be found on marginally fresh to moderately saline stands. The soils are typically medium- to fine-textured and often have an accumulation of organic matter.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23659.SCOLOCHLOAFESTU Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	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: Scolochloa festucacea Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Sprangletop Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125506 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1401