Medano Zapata Ranch Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Salt Marsh |
| NWI Classification: |
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PEM1Ji |
| Latitude: |
37.662353 |
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Longitude: |
-105.710444 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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06/21/2012 |
| Direction: |
South |
| State: |
Colorado |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
San Luis Valley |
| Author(s): |
Larry Handley |
| Affiliation: |
Government |
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06/21/2012 | | |
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Description:
Palustrine alkaline herbaceous emergent marsh that is persistent from year-to-year and intermittently flooded across the surface.
Isolated wetland is a shallow pocket in a wide sand dune field.
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Conditions: Dry season; ground is wet within 2 to 3 inches of the surface. Two wet areas soil are moist at surface.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Common Spikerush |
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Eleocharis palustris |
| Inland Saltgrass |
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Distichlis spicata |
| Common threesquare |
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Schoenoplectus pungens |
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Disturbances: Ranch is under managed grazing coordinated by The Nature Conservancy. |
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Comments: |
