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Danthonia spicata - Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Danthonia spicata - Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This high-elevation grassland of the Appalachian Mountains results from clearing and pasturing of montane forests. These communities typically occur above 1100 m (3600 feet) and are known in Virginia from the Laurel Fork area of Highland County (Allegheny and Middle Mountains; Warm Springs Ranger District) and Wilburn Ridge area of Grayson County (Mount Rogers National Recreation Area). <i>Danthonia spicata</i>, or mixtures of <i>Danthonia spicata</i> and <i>Danthonia compressa</i>, typically dominate. Associates include <i>Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Dichanthelium</i> spp., <i>Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Fragaria virginiana, Hieracium</i> spp., <i>Potentilla</i> spp., and <i>Rumex acetosella</i>. Similar vegetation in West Virginia is described by Allard and Leonard (1952). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36236.CEGL004760
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: Central Appalachian Montane Grassland
  Translated: Poverty Oatgrass - Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Danthonia spicata - Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004760
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688652 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo