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Sarcobatus vermiculatus Great Plains Wet Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus Great Plains Wet Shrubland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance covers widely scattered shrubs with a high graminoid layer, hence the name "scrub herbaceous." The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i>, with <i>Atriplex confertifolia, Artemisia tridentata</i>, and <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> in smaller amounts. <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i> and <i>Rhus aromatica</i> are sometimes found in more mesic microhabitats within this community. Herbaceous cover is sparse beneath the shrubs and moderate to dense in between. The herbaceous layer typically has <i>Distichlis spicata</i> and <i>Puccinellia nuttalliana</i> that may be dominant, accompanied by <i>Grindelia squarrosa, Hordeum jubatum, Pascopyrum smithii, Plantago</i> spp., <i>Salicornia rubra</i> (on more saline inclusions), and <i>Symphyotrichum ericoides</i>. This alliance occurs in the northern and western Great Plains and Rocky Mountain foothills. It is found on terraces, floodplains, swales and other low sites where drainage is poor. The soils are moderately to strongly saline, fine-textured, and moderately deep to deep. Although periodic flooding is rare, stands of this alliance receive more water than the surrounding uplands through runoff. Stands in this alliance are found on flat to gently sloping alluvial fans, terraces, lakebeds, and floodplains.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39115-{1CF2F23E-9304-45F8-8886-638E178B0D24} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Western Great Plains Saline Wet Meadow Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Distichlis spicata - (Puccinellia nuttalliana) Shrub Wet Meadow   Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Pascopyrum smithii - (Elymus lanceolatus) Shrub Wet Meadow		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899956 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3905   Translated: Greasewood Great Plains Wet Shrubland Alliance   Common: Great Plains Greasewood Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Sarcobatus vermiculatus Great Plains Wet Shrubland Alliance