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Xerophyllum tenax - Sanguisorba officinalis Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Xerophyllum tenax - Sanguisorba officinalis Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs on acidic mineral soil around the margins of seasonally wet meadows in the northern Coast Range of Oregon. The association is characterized by hummocks of <i>Xerophyllum tenax</i> interspersed with pockets of <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i>, throughout which are distributed tightly packed mats and hummocks of <i>Sphagnum capillifolium</i> and <i>Sphagnum mendocinum</i>. The hummocks of <i>Sphagnum capillifolium</i> are in part elevated above groundwater influence, lowering the nutrient status of this association. <i>Vaccinium caespitosum, Pteridium aquilinum</i>, and <i>Carex obnupta</i> are occasional to frequent associates. The juxtaposition of the typically upland <i>Xerophyllum</i> with typically wetland <i>Sanguisorba</i> and <i>Sphagnum</i> suggests that this association occurs in a long-term hydrologic tension zone between upland and wetland. Long-term variation in water levels can be caused by beavers, humans, climatic variability, or combinations of these variables. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32598.CEGL003439
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: Common Beargrass - Great Burnet Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Xerophyllum tenax - Sanguisorba officinalis Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL003439