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Carex macrocephala Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex macrocephala Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is found on coastal sand spits, sandy beach berms, or associated with small dune systems in the northern Puget Lowlands area of Washington and on the eastern side of Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia. It typically occurs on relatively flat microsites, where it is protected from the highest wind and wave energy, but is washed over or inundated briefly during storms. The substrate is sand and the vegetation is typically open (20-50% cover) with much exposed sand. The graminoid <i>Carex macrocephala</i> is always dominant, sometimes with few other species present. Small amounts of other strand-associated species, e.g., <i>Abronia latifolia, Ambrosia chamissonis</i>, and <i>Calystegia soldanella</i>, often occur. No other association is so dominated by <i>Carex macrocephala</i>, with less than 5% cover of any other species.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33914.CEGL003368 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.2.689928 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Large-head Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Carex macrocephala Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL003368