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Hordeum jubatum Great Plains Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Hordeum jubatum Great Plains Wet Meadow
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This foxtail barley community type is found in the northern and central Great Plains of the United States and Canada, ranging from South Dakota to Saskatchewan. Stands are found in lowlands with moderately to strongly saline or alkaline soils. The topography is flat, and the soils are often flooded or saturated in the spring. The vegetation is dominated by short and medium tall graminoids with a total vegetation cover of nearly 100%. Shrubs are usually absent. <i>Hordeum jubatum</i> dominates the community. Other common species in this community are <i>Elymus trachycaulus, Distichlis spicata, Pascopyrum smithii, Poa arida, Poa compressa</i>, and <i>Rumex crispus</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34049-{8B9E12CF-37F7-445E-ACF7-50A8B34ACFAE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 24-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.839373 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005286
  Translated: Foxtail Barley Great Plains Wet Meadow
  Scientific: Hordeum jubatum Great Plains Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Hordeum jubatum Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation