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Stuckenia pectinata - Ruppia maritima Aquatic Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Stuckenia pectinata - Ruppia maritima Aquatic Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community is found in the northern Great Plains and tallgrass prairie regions in brackish to saline shallow water wetlands or exposed alkali salt flats. These wetlands maintain surface water for a period of a few weeks or more during the growing season. A high evaporation-precipitation ratio contributes to the concentration of dissolved salts in these wetlands. The high salinity of these wetlands excludes many plant species. <i>Stuckenia pectinata</i> and <i>Ruppia maritima</i> frequently form dense beds of floating and submerged vegetation. Other species may include <i>Zannichellia palustris, Stuckenia vaginata</i>, and <i>Chara</i> spp. Within some wetlands with extremely high salinity, <i>Ruppia maritima</i> may be the only species found. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30913-{A3EA8519-35D2-4062-98A9-804A6DD9E8EB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-May-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685070 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002004
  Translated: Sago Pondweed - Widgeongrass Aquatic Vegetation
  Common: Sago Pondweed Submerged Wetland
  Scientific: Stuckenia pectinata - Ruppia maritima Aquatic Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002004
(similar) Stuckenia pectinata - Ruppia maritima Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Stuckenia pectinata - Ruppia maritima Herbaceous Vegetation