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Schoenoplectus pungens Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schoenoplectus pungens Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This bulrush wet meadow community is found in the western United States in the intermountain basins, as far north as southern British Columbia, as well as in western parts of the Great Plains north into Alberta, Canada. Stands are found along low-gradient, meandering, usually perennial streams and springs and around the margins of ponds and marshes. Substrates are generally dark, organic, fine-textured soils derived from alluvium. <i>Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens)</i> dominates the dense, 0.3- to 0.6-m tall herbaceous vegetation layer. Other species that often are present include <i>Schoenoplectus maritimus (= Scirpus maritimus), Spartina gracilis, Hordeum jubatum, Pascopyrum smithii, Juncus balticus, Eleocharis palustris, Lemna minor, Sagittaria latifolia</i>, and <i>Typha</i> spp. Stands of this association contain no tree or shrub layer, but a few scattered trees and shrubs may be present, most commonly <i>Populus deltoides, Populus fremontii, Salix amygdaloides, Salix exigua, Salix gooddingii, Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>, or <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32601.CEGL001587
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]
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  Translated: Common Threesquare Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schoenoplectus pungens Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Bulrush Wet Meadow
  Code: CEGL001587