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Poa palustris Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Poa palustris Wet Meadow
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This minor wet meadow association occurs in small patches in Idaho, Montana and northwestern Wyoming. <i>Poa palustris</i> colonizes and stabilizes wet sandy alluvial point bars, islands and streambanks at or below the high water line at elevations from 927 to 1829 m (3040-6000 feet), with a few stands occurring up to 2044 m (6700 feet). Soils alternate layers of silty clays with sands and cobbles. The water table tends to be near the surface early in the growing season, gradually falling through the summer. Intact examples appear as dense near-monocultures of <i>Poa palustris</i>, with scattered shrubs such as <i>Salix boothii, Salix geyeriana</i>, and <i>Alnus incana</i>. <i>Poa pratensis, Phleum pratense</i>, and <i>Agrostis stolonifera</i> are minor species in high-quality stands but may become dominant as domestic livestock grazing increases. Other native constituents of the community include <i>Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Carex aquatilis</i>, and <i>Pedicularis groenlandica</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30568-{EA970C50-A51D-4283-848A-A87CD1798039}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Aug-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689183
  Code: CEGL001659
  Translated: Fowl Bluegrass Wet Meadow
  Common: Fowl Bluegrass Wet Meadow
  Scientific: Poa palustris Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Poa palustris Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL001659