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Schoenoplectus americanus - Eleocharis palustris Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schoenoplectus americanus - Eleocharis palustris Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This wetland herbaceous association is found in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert of Utah and possibly Nevada and the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs in basin floors, swales, sabkhas, and ponds at 2300 to 2340 m elevation. Areas are semipermanently or seasonally flooded. Soils include somewhat poorly drained sandy loam, poorly drained sandy clay loam, or very poorly drained muck. Litter and duff are the dominant ground cover. All of the surveyed stands experience extensive grazing by bison, elk, and deer. The herbaceous layer is dominated by <i>Schoenoplectus americanus</i> (40-50% cover). <i>Eleocharis palustris</i> can be considered a codominant with cover ranging from 30-50%. There are additional species (3-20% cover) that can occur within this association, but not at every surveyed site; they may include <i>Juncus balticus, Argentina anserina, Polygonum amphibium, Hordeum brachyantherum</i>, and <i>Carex simulata</i>. In general, this association can be found surrounded by <i>Sarcobatus</i> spp. shrublands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32334.CEGL001585 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686380 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Chairmaker's Bulrush - Common Spikerush Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Schoenoplectus americanus - Eleocharis palustris Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001585