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Name: Carex pensylvanica Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association represents montane grasslands occurring over 1220 m (4000 feet) elevation in the southern Appalachian Mountains dominated by <i>Carex pensylvanica</i>. Associated species include <i>Carex debilis, Polytrichum commune, Helenium autumnale, Danthonia compressa, Sibbaldiopsis tridentata, Fragaria virginiana, Ageratina altissima var. roanensis, Angelica triquinata, Oclemena acuminata (= Aster acuminatus), Bromus pubescens</i>, <i>Dennstaedtia punctilobula, </i>and <i>Rumex acetosella</i> (exotic). Woody species such as <i>Rhododendron catawbiense, Pieris floribunda, Rubus canadensis</i>, and <i>Robinia hispida</i>, may have sparse coverage in some occurrences. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36075.CEGL004094
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:   Common: Grassy Bald (Sedge Type)
  Translated: Pennsylvania Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex pensylvanica Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004094
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683914 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo