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Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This western wheatgrass - needlegrass community is common across much of the northern Great Plains of the United States and possibly Canada. Stands occur in narrow valleys, on stream terraces, and on rolling uplands. The soils are usually loams with well-developed profiles. It is dominated by mid grasses with a moderate to high vegetation cover. The dominant species are <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i> and <i>Nassella viridula</i>. Other mid grasses in this community are <i>Elymus lanceolatus, Hesperostipa comata, Koeleria macrantha, Poa</i> spp., <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>, and, on sandier soils, <i>Calamovilfa longifolia</i>. Shorter graminoids are common, including <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Carex duriuscula, Carex filifolia</i>, and <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila</i>. Where it is present within the range of this community, <i>Carex pensylvanica</i> may be abundant. The forbs <i>Astragalus</i> spp., <i>Achillea millefolium, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Artemisia ludoviciana</i>, and <i>Lepidium densiflorum</i> are also typical of this community.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30492-{C93ABF3E-CB6E-4DA5-A1F7-105A96016A38} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 21
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 21-Dec-1995 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689201 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001583   Translated: Western Wheatgrass - Green Needlegrass Grassland   Common: Western Wheatgrass - Green Needlegrass Mixedgrass Prairie   Scientific: Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001583 (similar) Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Herbaceous Vegetation