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Pascopyrum smithii - Hesperostipa comata Central Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pascopyrum smithii - Hesperostipa comata Central Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This mixedgrass prairie community type is found throughout the north-central Great Plains of the United States, and possibly Canada. Stands occur on many different topographic and soil types. They can be on upland slopes, ridgetops, plateaus, stream terraces, and rolling sandhills. The soils are fine- to medium-textured (clay to sandy loam) and moderately deep to deep. They are derived from a variety of parent material across this community's range. These materials include eolian sand, sandstone, shale, siltstone, loess, or alluvium. The dominant vegetation in this community is mid grasses. The vegetation may be moderately open to dense. The most abundant species are Pascopyrum smithii and Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata). Other graminoids that may be present to abundant are Aristida purpurea, Aristida basiramea, Bouteloua gracilis, Calamovilfa longifolia (on sandy soils), Carex duriuscula (= Carex eleocharis), Carex filifolia, Koeleria macrantha, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Hesperostipa spartea (= Stipa spartea). Common forbs include Amorpha canescens, Artemisia campestris, Helianthus petiolaris, and Tragopogon dubius. Shrubs are rare in this community. Scattered Artemisia frigida, Rosa arkansana, and occasional Symphoricarpos occidentalis may be present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25694.PASCOPYRUMSMITH 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: Pascopyrum smithii Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Western Wheatgrass - Needle-and-Thread Central Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689464 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002034   Scientific: Pascopyrum smithii - Hesperostipa comata Central Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Wheatgrass - Needle-and-Thread Mixedgrass Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pascopyrum smithii - Hesperostipa comata Central Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation