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Salicornia rubra Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salicornia rubra Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance is found in the northern Great Plains. Stands are found in shallow, broad depressions with poor drainage and high salt concentrations. Most soils are clay to silty loam and may have salt encrustations on the surface after drying out in midsummer. The surface soil has an average salt concentration of 4.8%. Water often collects on the surface in the spring or after heavy rains, but by midsummer the soil can be dry to moist. Total vegetation cover is sparse to moderate with exposed soil. The harsh conditions provided by the saline soil, spring flooding, and summer drought limit the number of species capable of growing in this alliance. Stands that have more stable water tables can have moderate diversity. Salicornia rubra, an annual forb, dominates this alliance. Other species that are often found are Chenopodium rubrum, Distichlis spicata, Hordeum jubatum, Puccinellia nuttalliana, and Suaeda calceoliformis.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24087.SALICORNIARUBRA 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: Salicornia rubra Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Red Saltwort Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125414 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1818