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Distichlis spicata - (Scirpus nevadensis) Alkaline Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Distichlis spicata - (Scirpus nevadensis) Alkaline Wet Meadow Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This herbaceous association occurs in Oregon, Idaho, Colorado and Wyoming and may extend into California, Nevada and Washington. This description is based on information only from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This graminoid association is found in playas and sandsheets at 2295 to 2320 m elevation. Stands are intermittently flooded and may have poorly or well-drained loamy sand or sandy clay soils. Ground cover is primarily bare soil with 70-91% cover. This association may be found as a distinct band around frequently flooded areas, or as continuous cover in shrubland openings with salty, frequently inundated soils. Vegetation cover is generally sparse (&lt;10%) but can be dense in places. <i>Scirpus nevadensis</i> is dominant in wetter areas and may have up to 90% cover. <i>Distichlis spicata</i> is present with &lt;5% cover. The few other species present represent typical regional salty soil species such as <i>Cleome multicaulis, Suaeda calceoliformis, Spartina gracilis, Triglochin maritima</i>, and scattered individuals of <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30682-{2AF5789D-233E-40FE-A7FA-4135FF64EEFD} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 07-May-2010 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Distichlis spicata Alkaline Wet Meadow Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684179 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001773   Translated: Saltgrass - (Nevada Bulrush) Alkaline Wet Meadow   Scientific: Distichlis spicata - (Scirpus nevadensis) Alkaline Wet Meadow (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Distichlis spicata - (Scirpus nevadensis) Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Distichlis spicata - (Scirpus nevadensis) Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL001773