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Carex unilateralis - Hordeum brachyantherum Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex unilateralis - Hordeum brachyantherum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This graminoid wetland association is the only grass-sedge wetland type in the Oregon interior valleys. It is dominated by <i>Hordeum brachyantherum</i> with 10-20% cover, and <i>Carex</i> species with 30-80% cover. <i>Carex unilateralis</i> is always present with cover varying from 2-60%. Other common <i>Carex</i> species include <i>Carex obnupta, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex utriculata</i>, and <i>Carex pellita</i>. <i>Juncus</i> species are also commonly present and include <i>Juncus balticus, Juncus acuminatus, Juncus oxymeris</i>, and <i>Juncus tenuis</i>. <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> is occasionally present, but never dominant. Forbs include <i>Mentha arvensis, Prunella vulgaris, Veronica</i> spp., and <i>Ranunculus</i> spp. <i>Rosa gymnocarpa, Spiraea douglasii, Crataegus douglasii</i>, and <i>Salix sitchensis</i> occasionally occur as patches in this association. With fire suppression, <i>Fraxinus latifolia</i> is a common native invader. In the winter and spring this association is under >10 cm of water, but it is usually dry for 3 months (July-September) each year. This association occurs on heavy clay valley deposits, often in old valley bottom river oxbows or bottomland swamp and lake remnants. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33978.CEGL001830
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.2.686893 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Lateral Sedge - Meadow Barley Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex unilateralis - Hordeum brachyantherum Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001830