Name:
Schoenoplectus pungens Marsh
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
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</i> dominates the dense, 0.3- to 0.6-m tall herbaceous vegetation layer. Other species that often are present include <i>Bolboschoenus maritimus, Spartina gracilis, Hordeum jubatum, Pascopyrum smithii, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, 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:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30496-{59042CE1-69F8-45E6-BABA-C2FCFD33A927}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
17
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