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Festuca roemeri - Sericocarpus rigidus Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca roemeri - Sericocarpus rigidus Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This grassland association is described from the southern edge of Puget Sound in Washington where they occur exclusively on deep gravelly/sandy glacial outwash deposits. Frequent burns ignited primarily by Native Americans maintained stands historically. Sites are typically on mesic, gentle to moderate slopes with relatively warm southern to western exposures. This association has a moderately dense mixed graminoid/forb herbaceous layer less than 0.5 m tall that is dominated by Festuca roemeri (= Festuca idahoensis var. roemeri) with the indicator species Sericocarpus rigidus (= Aster curtus). Other common forb species include Achillea millefolium and Fragaria virginiana. Trees may be scattered in these stands as they often occur as patches within a dominant Pseudotsuga menziesii or Quercus garryana forest type. Stands are separated from Festuca idahoensis stands by being dominated by Festuca roemeri (= Festuca idahoensis var. roemeri) and by the codominance of Sericocarpus rigidus. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19142.FESTUCAROEMERIS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Roemer's Fescue - Whitetop Aster Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684653 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001608
  Scientific: Festuca roemeri - Sericocarpus rigidus Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Festuca roemeri - Sericocarpus rigidus Herbaceous Vegetation