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Stuckenia pectinata - Ruppia maritima Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Stuckenia pectinata - Ruppia maritima Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This community is found in the northern Great Plains and tallgrass prairie regions in brackish to saline shallow water wetlands or exposed alkali salt flats. These wetlands maintain surface water for a period of a few weeks or more during the growing season. A high evaporation-precipitation ratio contributes to the concentration of dissolved salts in these wetlands. The high salinity of these wetlands excludes many plant species. <i>Stuckenia pectinata (= Potamogeton pectinatus)</i> and <i>Ruppia maritima</i> frequently form dense beds of floating and submerged vegetation. Other species may include <i>Zannichellia palustris, Stuckenia vaginata (= Potamogeton vaginatus)</i>, and <i>Chara</i> spp. Within some wetlands with extremely high salinity, <i>Ruppia maritima</i> may be the only species found. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32494.CEGL002004
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.2.685070 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Sago Pondweed Submerged Wetland
  Translated: Sago Pondweed - Widgeongrass Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Stuckenia pectinata - Ruppia maritima Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002004