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Name: Ptilagrostis kingii Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This false needlegrass association is known from the glaciated highlands of the central and southern Sierra Nevada. It is subalpine to alpine and ranges from 3000 to 3350 m (8500-11,000 feet) elevation. Sites are seasonally saturated meadows formed along permanent streams as stringer meadows. Some sites occur in basins. This type is often found along small first- to second-order streams. However, more frequently stands are some distance from streams in elevated portions of meadows. Surfaces may be hummocky or linear. This association averages a total vegetative cover of close to 100%. Trees are usually absent and shrubs are sparse. The only shrub of any cover is the subshrub <i>Vaccinium caespitosum</i>. <i>Ptilagrostis kingii</i> is the dominant, followed by <i>Carex subnigricans, </i><i>Danthonia intermedia, Carex pachystachya</i>, and <i>Luzula orestera</i>. Forbs include <i>Antennaria</i> sp., <i>Oreostemma alpigenum</i>, and several other species below 50% constancy. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31183.CEGL003160
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]
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  Translated: Sierra False Needlegrass Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Ptilagrostis kingii Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL003160