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Carex pensylvanica Herbaceous Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Carex pensylvanica Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This alliance includes montane grasslands strongly dominated by Carex pensylvanica. In the Southern Blue Ridge these grasslands are ungrazed grass balds with deep soil. Associated species include Rumex acetosella (exotic), Carex debilis, Polytrichum commune, Helenium autumnale, Danthonia compressa, Sibbaldiopsis tridentata, Fragaria virginiana, Ageratina altissima var. roanensis, Angelica triquinata, Oclemena acuminata (= Aster acuminatus), Bromus pubescens, and Dennstaedtia punctilobula. These grasslands typically occur over 1220 m (4000 feet) elevation in the Southern Blue Ridge. In the Central Appalachians, these communities are found on acid shale.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20157.CAREXPENSYLVANI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Carex pensylvanica Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Pennsylvania Sedge Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126185 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1278