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Distichlis spicata - Hordeum jubatum - Puccinellia nuttalliana - Suaeda calceoliformis Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Distichlis spicata - Hordeum jubatum - Puccinellia nuttalliana - Suaeda calceoliformis Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This inland saltgrass prairie or meadow is found in the northeastern and north-central Great Plains and tallgrass prairie regions of the United States and adjacent Canada. Stands occur on terraces, floodplains, swales and other low sites where drainage is poor. The soils are moderately to strongly saline, fine-textured, and moderately deep to deep. The water table is often high, and salt encrustations may be present on the surface. This community has low species diversity and is dominated by salt-tolerant graminoids. Total vegetation cover is sparse to moderate, and bare ground is common. The dominant species are <i>Distichlis spicata</i> and <i>Hordeum jubatum</i>. Other common species include <i>Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, Puccinellia nuttalliana, Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper), Suaeda calceoliformis</i>, and <i>Spartina gracilis</i>. <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i> and <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i> can be common on relatively dry inclusions within this community and <i>Elymus lanceolatus</i> may be found on the upland border. Common forbs include <i>Ambrosia psilostachya (= Ambrosia coronopifolia), Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Chenopodium leptophyllum, Grindelia squarrosa, Melilotus officinalis, Plantago elongata, Plantago patagonica</i>, and <i>Salicornia rubra</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.37082.CEGL002273 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:   Common: Northern Great Plains Saltgrass Saline Meadow   Translated: Saltgrass - Foxtail Barley - Nuttall's Alkali Grass - Pursh Seepweed Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Distichlis spicata - Hordeum jubatum - Puccinellia nuttalliana - Suaeda calceoliformis Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL002273   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686049 NatureServe Explorer