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Adjacent to Spiers Lake National Wildlife Area, about 56 km NNE of Drumheller, 5 km SSE of Byemoor. Lake Basin Backshore Alkali Meadow; alkaline sandy loam subhygric seepage slope closed to semiclosed meadow of 20-50% Juncus balticus – Pascopyrum smithii – Sonchus arvensis; 5-20% Glaux maritima – LITTER; 1-5% Carex praegracilis – Potentilla anserina – MOSS; <1% Haplopappus lanceolata – Ranunculus cymbalaria – Triglochin palustris; <<1% Carex lanuginosa – Schoenoplectus pungens – Almutaster pauciflorus – Gentianella amarella – Carex parryana – Dodecatheon pulchellum – Primula incana – Trimorpha lonchophylla – Sparganium gracilis – Salix petiolaris (seedlings).