Name:
Eleocharis palustris - Eleocharis macrostachya Marsh Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This herbaceous wetland alliance is characterized by an herbaceous layer that is dominated or codominated by <i>Eleocharis palustris</i> and/or <i>Eleocharis macrostachya</i>. Associates include <i>Carex praegracilis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Distichlis spicata, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Panicum virgatum, Phalaris arundinacea</i>, and <i>Spartina pectinata</i>. Forb cover is also variable and may include <i>Berula erecta, Caltha leptosepala, Iris missouriensis, Lemna</i> spp., <i>Mentha arvensis, Pedicularis groenlandica, Potamogeton</i> spp., <i>Ranunculus cymbalaria, Rhodiola integrifolia, Nasturtium officinale, Rumex crispus</i>, and <i>Sparganium angustifolium</i>. Stands occur in shallow, mostly still water throughout much of the western United States and into northern Mexico, from sea level to upper montane altitudes. Stands occur on a variety of landforms, including lake margins, stream terraces, floodplains, gravel bars, and around springs or wet basins (cienegas).
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39101-{D51E0D58-87BA-4D9B-ABE2-64CF693D4334}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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