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Schoenoplectus pungens - Suaeda calceoliformis Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schoenoplectus pungens - Suaeda calceoliformis Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This alkaline bulrush community type is found in the central-western Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur in depressions in the bottomlands along rivers and streams and along the margins of moderately to strongly alkaline lakes in basins or valleys with little or no surface outlet and poor subsurface drainage. Water enters the wetlands predominately through precipitation and surface runoff. These sites remain flooded through most of the season. Soils are deep, mineral-rich, poorly-drained silt loams or sandy loams with a silty clay subsoil formed in siltstone, calcareous alluvium, or eolian sand. The vegetation of this community is dominated by medium-tall graminoids which can tolerate strongly alkaline conditions. The primary species is Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens) and in some sites Scirpus nevadensis is common. In Nebraska, Stuckenia pectinata (= Potamogeton pectinatus) and Ruppia maritima are present in the deeper parts of the wetland, and mesophytic grasses such as Hordeum jubatum and Puccinellia nuttalliana are common along the periphery. In Kansas, Coreopsis tinctoria, Polygonum pensylvanicum (= Polygonum bicorne), Sagittaria longiloba, Schoenoplectus acutus (= Scirpus acutus), Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus tabernaemontani), and Typha latifolia may also be present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26844.SCHOENOPLECTUSP 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: Schoenoplectus pungens Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Threesquare - Sea-blite Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688739 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002040   Scientific: Schoenoplectus pungens - Suaeda calceoliformis Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Western Great Plains Alkaline Marsh (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schoenoplectus pungens - Suaeda calceoliformis Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation