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Deschampsia caespitosa - Carex microptera Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Deschampsia caespitosa - Carex microptera Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association occurs throughout the mountains of north-central and western Wyoming on mesic stream terraces and in mesic meadows. Sites supporting this association may be found over a broad range of elevations, from about 1950 to 2925 m (6400-9600 feet), on subirrigated, well-drained soils developed in alluvium from granite or sedimentary rocks. The vegetation is an herbaceous meadow, usually dense, without shrubs or with only scattered shrubs. Graminoids usually dominate the vegetation, and forbs are secondary, although in some stands, forbs contribute almost as much cover as do the graminoids. <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> dominates or codominates the vegetation, and <i>Carex microptera</i> is present, often as a codominant. Common forbs are <i>Symphyotrichum foliaceum (= Aster foliaceus), Potentilla gracilis, Polygonum bistortoides</i>, and <i>Caltha leptosepala</i>. <i>Carex aquatilis</i> and <i>Carex utriculata</i> may be present, but they contribute relatively little cover.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33671.CEGL001883 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: Provisional This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685262 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Tufted Hairgrass - Small-wing Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Deschampsia caespitosa - Carex microptera Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001883