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Festuca roemeri - Sericocarpus rigidus Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca roemeri - Sericocarpus rigidus Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This grassland association is described from the southern edge of Puget Sound in Washington where it occurs exclusively on deep gravelly/sandy glacial outwash deposits. Frequent burns ignited primarily by Native Americans maintained stands historically. Sites are typically on mesic, gentle to moderate slopes with relatively warm southern to western exposures. This association has a moderately dense mixed graminoid/forb herbaceous layer less than 0.5 m tall that is dominated by <i>Festuca roemeri (= Festuca idahoensis var. roemeri)</i> with the indicator species <i>Sericocarpus rigidus (= Aster curtus)</i>. Other common forb species include <i>Achillea millefolium</i> and <i>Fragaria virginiana</i>. Trees may be scattered in these stands as they often occur as patches within a dominant <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> or <i>Quercus garryana</i> forest type. Stands are separated from <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> stands by being dominated by <i>Festuca roemeri (= Festuca idahoensis var. roemeri)</i> and by the codominance of <i>Sericocarpus rigidus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33849.CEGL001608
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: Roemer's Fescue - Columbian Whitetop Aster Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Festuca roemeri - Sericocarpus rigidus Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001608