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Calamagrostis nutkaensis - Elymus glaucus Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Calamagrostis nutkaensis - Elymus glaucus Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This is a tall grassland community occurring along the northern California and Oregon coast on open shore bluffs exposed to high winds and salt spray. Soils are deep (about 120 cm) with a high organic matter content (about 23.3%). Slopes are often quite steep and aspects vary. The association is dominated by <i>Calamagrostis nutkaensis</i> which averages approximately 60% cover, rising vertically in excess of 1 m and forming a dense and thick litter layer. <i>Elymus glaucus</i> averages about 2.5% cover. Other common taxa include <i>Symphyotrichum chilense, Maianthemum dilatatum, Artemisia suksdorfii, Rubus ursinus, Festuca rubra, Heracleum maximum, Pteridium aquilinum, Marah oreganus</i>, and <i>Achillea millefolium</i>. Emergent shrubs such as <i>Vaccinium ovatum</i> and trees such as <i>Picea sitchensis</i> may be present. The type occurs as large blocks in open coastal headlands, and as a narrow band between the <i>Picea sitchensis</i> forests and the sparse <i>Festuca rubra</i> - herb-dominated salt-spray bluffs elsewhere along the Oregon and southwestern Washington coast. The association may occur in Washington.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30473-{3A40F5A9-A028-456A-A1F3-8371315A7A29} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Festuca rubra - Calamagrostis nutkaensis Exposed Coastal Headland Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684959 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001564   Translated: Pacific Reedgrass - Blue Wildrye Grassland   Scientific: Calamagrostis nutkaensis - Elymus glaucus Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001564 (similar) Calamagrostis nutkaensis - Elymus glaucus Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Calamagrostis nutkaensis - Elymus glaucus Herbaceous Vegetation