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Plate 46.— Classification: SYSTEM Palustrine, CLASS Emergent Wetland, SUBCLASS Persistent, water regime Seasonally 

 Flooded, water CHEMISTRY Mixosaline, soil Mineral. The dominant plants are sedge (Carex spp.), bulrush {Scirpus spp.), 

 rush IJuncus spp.), and foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis). This wetland is typical of irrigated hay in the West. Water mav be 

 diverted from rivers or may be from artesian wells as in this plate. (Saguache County, Colorado; Date unknown; Photo 

 courtesy of R. M. Hopper) 



