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Carex douglasii Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex douglasii Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Vegetation types within this alliance are common and very widely distributed on dry, often alkaline, open plains, foothills, and lower mountains. Elevations range from 1350-2250 m (occasionally to 3300 m). One association described for this alliance occurs on alluvial fill in valley meadow systems in northwestern Nevada. This type is located on the dry fringes of meadows. Soils are loamy and often disturbed. Vegetation types within this alliance are classified as short sod, temperate or subpolar grasslands. They are dominated by Carex douglasii with at least 62% cover. Other associates are Carex nebrascensis, Astragalus agrestis, and Sisyrinchium idahoense. No information on adjacent upland communities is available.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23439.CAREXDOUGLASIIH 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 douglasii Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Douglas' Sedge Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125648 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1286