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Saline Spring Mud Flats Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Saline Spring Mud Flats Sparse Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This saline spring mud flat community type occurs in the northern tallgrass region of the United States and Canada. These mud flats are found in shallow basins that flood in the spring and draw down later in the season, exposing the wet sediments on which the plants grow. High concentrations of salts that were dissolved in the water accumulate on the surface. Submerged aquatic plants may be present during the flooding stage, leaving an organic debris on the surface. The vegetation is generally sparse. Plant species tolerant of high concentrations of dissolved salts dominate the stands. Puccinellia nuttalliana, Salicornia rubra and Schoenoplectus maritimus (= Scirpus maritimus) are particularly characteristic.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26692.SALINESPRINGMUD 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: Non-tidal Mud Flat Seasonally/Temporarily Flooded Sparsely Vegetated Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Saline Spring Mud Flats Sparse Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689587 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Saline Spring Mud Flats Sparse Vegetation   Common: Saline Spring Mud Flats   Code: CEGL002581 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Northern Tallgrass Saline Mudflats Sparse Vegetation