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Deschampsia caespitosa - Vernonia noveboracensis Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Deschampsia caespitosa - Vernonia noveboracensis Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This serpentine wetland community occurs in groundwater seep areas of low slope (1-3°) and variable aspect in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Soils are typically very wet (saturated) clay loams and sapric peats (muck) derived from serpentine bedrock. Soil depth is generally greater than 30 cm and can exceed 60 cm. This community is very open with woody plants limited to occasional trees, typically <i>Acer rubrum</i> along the wetland edge and scattered <i>Alnus serrulata</i> within the wetland. The dominant herbaceous species is <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i>. Other important herbaceous species include <i>Leersia oryzoides, Sorghastrum nutans, Juncus tenuis, Vernonia noveboracensis</i>, and <i>Dichanthelium clandestinum (= Panicum clandestinum)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31011.CEGL006316
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.787677 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Serpentine Emergent Wetland
  Translated: Tufted Hairgrass - New York Ironweed Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Deschampsia caespitosa - Vernonia noveboracensis Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006316