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Plate 45.— Classification: SYSTEM Palustrine, CLASS Emergent Wetland, subclass Persistent, water regime Seasonally 

 Flooded, water chemistry Polysaline, SOIL Mineral. The dominant plant is spike rush (Eleoeharis palustris). Subordinate 

 plants include marsh smartweed (Polygonum coccineum), slough sedge (Carex atherodes), and foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis). 

 (Stutsman County, North Dakota; August 1962; Photo courtesy of R. E. Stewart) 



