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Pteridium aquilinum - Bromus kalmii Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pteridium aquilinum - Bromus kalmii Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This bracken grassland community is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and adjacent Canada. Stands occur on level plains or rolling uplands and in depressions ("frost pockets") in pitted outwash topography. Soils range from loams to fine sands, and are somewhat acidic (pH 4.6). Soil characteristics vary depending on the age of the stand. Soil drainage is generally good. The vegetation is dominated by ferns and grasses. <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i> may form an almost continuous canopy of fronds. Grass dominants include <i>Elymus trachycaulus (= Agropyron trachycaulum), Bromus kalmii, Danthonia spicata, Oryzopsis asperifolia</i>, and <i>Poa compressa</i>. Forbs of high constancy include <i>Anaphalis margaritacea, Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (= Aster ciliolatus), Fragaria virginiana</i>, and <i>Solidago nemoralis</i>. Dwarf-shrubs include <i>Comptonia peregrina</i> and <i>Vaccinium angustifolium</i>. A high number of exotic or weedy species are present, including <i>Hieracium aurantiacum, Lactuca serriola (= Lactuca scariola), Phleum pratense, Poa compressa, Poa pratensis, Rumex acetosella</i>, and <i>Verbascum thapsus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36855.CEGL005142
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Translated: Western Brackenfern - Kalm's Brome Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Pteridium aquilinum - Bromus kalmii Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005142
  Common: Bracken Grassland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683176 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo