Sandy Bottom, Ciénaga 3"-7" p.z.
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Description
The plant community is dominated by facultative-wet or obligate herbaceous, grass-like wetland plants, such as cattail, sedge, and bulrush. A wide variety of other wetland species, such as pondweeds, stonewarts, and duckweeds, can occur on the site. Scattered cottonwood and willow may be present within the site, but are generally found at the margins where this site intermixes with Sandy Bottom, Woodland. In large inundated areas, such as the mouth of the Bill Williams River, trees occur on the edges. This ecological site is highly valuable wildlife habitat for songbirds, insects and mammals.
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This State is the current reference as non-native plants are found throughout this MLRA. Non-natives such as rush (Juncus acutus) and water fern (Azolla spp.) are known to occur. Saltcedar (Tamarisk spp.) may come to dominate the site, moving in from the margins and establishing during extended drought periods.
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