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Plate 36.— Classification: system Palustrine, class Unconsolidated Shore, subclass Mud, water regime Seasonally Flooded 

 and Intermittently Flooded, water CHEMISTRY Mixosaline, soil Mineral. The dominant plant is greasewood {Sareobatus 

 vermieulatus). Subordinate species are rushes {Juncus spp.) and salt grass {Distichlis stricta). Some areas of the photo are 

 semipermanently flooded unconsolidated bottom. Because annual precipitation averages only about 18 cm (7 in. I, these 

 wetlands are heavily dependent on snowpack in the surrounding mountains as a source of water. (Saguache County, 

 Colorado; Date unknown; Photo courtesy of R. M. Hopper) 



