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Sporobolus cryptandrus - Artemisia campestris Wet Meadow Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Sporobolus cryptandrus - Artemisia campestris Wet Meadow Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This riverine gravel flats alliance is found in the central Great Plains of the United States. Vegetation is sparse and often consists of nearly equal cover of annual grasses, perennial grasses, and annual or biennial forbs under 1 m tall. <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i> and <i>Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata</i> are conspicuous. In some sites, <i>Populus deltoides</i> may be scattered to woodland-like in structure. Shrubs are also scattered and uncommon, with <i>Amorpha fruticosa</i> the most frequent. Other herbaceous species that can occur include <i>Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Chamaesyce glyptosperma, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, Froelichia gracilis, Helianthus petiolaris, Opuntia macrorhiza</i>, and <i>Triplasis purpurea</i>. Stands occur along major rivers where gravel has been deposited on the first terraces of rivers. The substrate consists of a mixture of gravel and some sand, and soils are poorly developed or absent. Sites can occasionally be flooded in spring. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38811-{EC8C8213-DBBE-47E1-8A1F-06B31FB67C5A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899649 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3591
  Translated: Sand Dropseed - Field Sagewort Wet Meadow Alliance
  Common: Great Plains Riverine Gravel Flats
  Scientific: Sporobolus cryptandrus - Artemisia campestris Wet Meadow Alliance