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Elymus glaucus - Carex pellita Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Elymus glaucus - Carex pellita Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This herbaceous association is currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. Stands are found at low elevations (1190-1220 m [3900-4000 feet]) at the bottoms of flat mountain valleys (most commonly in Yosemite Valley, locally). Soils are poorly drained to very poorly drained, and textures range from sandy loam to peat from granitic parent material. Litter tends to be high, ranging from 40-99% cover. Water can have 0-50% cover. Disturbance is common and is usually caused by low impact levels from invasion of exotic species and sometimes by low to medium impact levels from road or trail construction. This association forms a continuous herb layer (0.5-1 m tall) dominated by <i>Elymus glaucus, Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa)</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Often found in this association are <i>Artemisia douglasiana, Agrostis stolonifera, Lotus pinnatus, Carex feta</i>, and <i>Equisetum arvense</i>. <i>Cirsium vulgare, Senecio elegans</i>?, <i>Lotus unifoliolatus, Brodiaea elegans</i>, and <i>Juncus balticus</i> may be found contributing to minor cover. Occasionally, <i>Asclepias fascicularis, Iris missouriensis, Juncus mexicanus</i>, and <i>Rumex acetosella</i> may be common. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33786.CEGL008704
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.2.688554 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Blue Wildrye - Woolly Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Elymus glaucus - Carex pellita Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL008704