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Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Salt Marsh | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Salt Marsh
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is currently known from the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Channel Islands of California. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. Similar tidal brackish marshes with <i>Distichlis spicata</i> occur from Humboldt County to Monterey County, California. It is likely that this association ranges throughout this area. Similar stands of tidal wetland <i>Distichlis spicata</i> occur at Suisun Marsh, Solano County, California, and in San Francisco Bay. All stands occupy brackish estuarine environments. At Point Reyes, this association is dominated by <i>Distichlis spicata, Frankenia salina</i>, and <i>Jaumea carnosa</i> forming a continuous herb layer of 90-99% cover at 0-25 cm tall and 1-10% cover at 25-50 cm tall. <i>Triglochin concinna</i> and <i>Triglochin maritima, Grindelia stricta</i>, and <i>Limonium californicum</i> are also commonly found in this association. This association is often adjacent to <i>Salicornia</i> associations. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32344-{298CBFCF-262F-44C5-BD95-56C7770CF137}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 20-Jan-2017 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687819 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003462
  Translated: Saltgrass - Alkali Sea-heath - Marsh Jaumea Salt Marsh
  Scientific: Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Salt Marsh
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Distichlis spicata - Frankenia salina - Jaumea carnosa Herbaceous Vegetation