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Sporobolus airoides Southern Plains Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Sporobolus airoides Southern Plains Wet Meadow
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alkali sacaton mesic grassland community is found in the southwestern Great Plains, on the Colorado Plateau, in the southwestern United States, and adjacent Mexico. The community is dominated by medium-tall and short grasses. <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> is a dominant, often accompanied by <i>Symphyotrichum subulatum, Pascopyrum smithii, Bouteloua dactyloides, Distichlis spicata, Hordeum jubatum</i>, and <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i>. Scattered shrubs, such as <i>Atriplex</i> spp. or <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i>, may be present. Forb cover is also minor. Stands occur on slightly to moderately saline, nearly level bottomlands and terraces. Additional moisture from washes and sheetflow runoff are important for most stands. Substrates are shallow, moderately well- to poorly-drained, silty clay soils formed in alluvium. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30594-{0F25D960-61E3-4995-A1C7-144435A572EA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Jul-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689338 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001685
  Translated: Alkali Sacaton Southern Plains Wet Meadow
  Common: Southern Plains Alkali Sacaton Grassland
  Scientific: Sporobolus airoides Southern Plains Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001685
(similar) Sporobolus airoides Southern Plains Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Sporobolus airoides Southern Plains Herbaceous Vegetation