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Pascopyrum smithii - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pascopyrum smithii - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This western wheatgrass prairie community occurs throughout much of the northwestern Great Plains of the United States and Canada, on flat or gently sloping terrain. Many stands are on floodplains or gentle valley slopes. Some are on uplands. The soils are clay loam, silt loam, or loam and usually deep and fertile. This community is dominated by medium and short graminoids. The midgrass stratum is dominated by <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i> or <i>Elymus lanceolatus</i>. Common associates include <i>Koeleria macrantha, Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata)</i>, and <i>Nassella viridula</i>. <i>Hesperostipa comata</i> is more common on the upper slopes and drier upland sites with sandier soils, whereas <i>Nassella viridula</i> is more common on the lower slopes and floodplains with finer-textured soils. The most common short graminoid is <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i>. Other common graminoids include <i>Carex filifolia, Carex inops ssp. heliophila, Carex duriuscula (= Carex eleocharis)</i>, and <i>Carex pensylvanica</i>. Forbs do not contribute much of the canopy cover but they are scattered throughout this community. Typical forbs are <i>Tragopogon dubius, Gaura coccinea, Hedeoma hispida, Phlox hoodii</i> and <i>Sphaeralcea coccinea</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33460.CEGL001579 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.2.683738 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Western Wheatgrass - Blue Grama - Threadleaf Sedge Prairie   Translated: Western Wheatgrass - Blue Grama - Threadleaf Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Pascopyrum smithii - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001579