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Plate 62.— Classification: system Palustrine, class Emergent Wetland, SUBCLASS Persistent, water regime Seasonally Flooded, 

 water chemistry Mixosaline, soil Mineral. The principal plants are sedges (Carex spp.), bulrushes (Scirpus spp.), rushes (Jun- 

 cus spp.), and foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis). This wetland is typical of irrigated hay in the West. Water may be diverted from 

 rivers or may come from artesian wells as in this photo. (Saguache County, Colorado; Photo by R. M. Hopper) 



