these are taxonomic equivalents, or that they are genetically distinct but that as community 

 dominants they may warrant treatment as ecological equivalents. 



Wetlands and wetland habitat along watercourses are scarce in Carter County, found mostly as 

 meadow and shallow marsh wetland associations. Stockponds have been developed in most 

 drainages. The wetland where vegetation was sampled has been partially altered by changes to 

 hydrology. There may also be alteration caused by cattle trampling and invasion by species such as 

 Hordeum jubatum, Rumex crispus, and Typha latifolia, though spikerushes are unpalatable (Hansen 

 et al. 1995) and their rhizomatous habit makes them resistant to grazing. 



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