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Leymus cinereus Bottomland Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Leymus cinereus Bottomland Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: An herbaceous, alkali meadow community dominated by Leymus cinereus. This association is found in alkali meadows throughout the Great Basin and arid portions of California between 4000-9500 feet. Leymus cinereus is the sole or dominant grass in the herbaceous layer. Pseudoroegneria spicata (= Elymus spicatus), Bromus tectorum, Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides), Koeleria macrantha, Poa secunda, Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata), Achnatherum thurberianum (= Stipa thurberiana), and/or Pascopyrum smithii may be present. Emergent shrubs may be present. Grasses <1.5 m; cover open. Restricted to saline, permanently saturated bottomlands or the lower portions of alluvial slopes between 1400-3000 m.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22618.LEYMUSCINEREUSB Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Leymus cinereus Intermittently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Code: CEGL001480   Translated: Great Basin Lyme Grass Bottomland Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686819 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Great Basin Lyme Grass Bottomlands   Scientific: Leymus cinereus Bottomland Herbaceous Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Leymus cinereus Bottomland Herbaceous Vegetation