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Spartina pectinata Great Plains Wet Meadow Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Spartina pectinata Great Plains Wet Meadow Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: The vegetation of this alliance is characterized by dense stands of graminoids 1-2 m tall with scattered to very infrequent woody plants. The most abundant species are <i>Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex aquatilis, Carex atherodes, Carex pellita, Carex sartwellii</i>, and <i>Spartina pectinata</i>. In some stands, <i>Spartina pectinata</i> can form virtual monocultures. Shrubs and small trees are infrequent, though become somewhat more common in the eastern portion of this alliance's range. Among these <i>Cornus</i> spp., <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Salix</i> spp. are typical. This alliance is found throughout the Great Plains from Oklahoma to the U.S.-Canadian border. Stands of this wide-ranging alliance are found on level to gently sloping sites with sand, loam, or clay soils. They occur near lakes or rivers or in depressions. All sites are typically flooded for part of the winter and spring and can remain saturated for much of the growing season. Some sites are moderately saline. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38778-{E4EFB72E-198B-4BCD-9FE4-5AB6BA68E868}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899616 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3493
  Translated: Prairie Cordgrass Great Plains Wet Meadow Alliance
  Common: Great Plains Prairie Cordgrass Wet Meadow
  Scientific: Spartina pectinata Great Plains Wet Meadow Alliance