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Danthonia intermedia Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Danthonia intermedia Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This wide-ranging grassland association is found in lower alpine and subalpine meadows in southern plateaus and northeastern mountains of Utah, mountains of Colorado, and the east slope of the northern Cascades in Washington. Stands are located on gentle to undulating slopes on any aspect in Utah and Colorado, and range from broad, relatively dry upland meadows and benches, but include steep slopes to level wet-mesic meadows. Aspect is variable but often with southern exposures. In Washington, stands occur on moderately steep to steep slopes that receive additional moisture seepage from upslope. Prevailing winter winds allow only moderate snow accumulations. It may also occur on other somewhat mesic sites such as below talus slopes and along streams. Soils are shallow, well-drained, acidic, nutrient-poor, gravelly loams to gravelly clay loams. Vegetation is characterized by a moderately sparse to moderately dense herbaceous layer, depending on the amount of rock cover. The vegetation is dominated by the cool-season, short bunchgrass <i>Danthonia intermedia</i> with <i>Solidago multiradiata</i> absent or with low cover. Forb cover codominates the herbaceous layer with species such as <i>Achillea millefolium, Erigeron simplex, Erigeron ursinus, Solidago simplex</i> or <i>Symphyotrichum foliaceum</i>. Associated graminoids include <i>Agrostis</i> spp., <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Festuca brachyphylla, Juncus drummondii, Phleum alpinum, Poa</i> spp., or <i>Trisetum spicatum</i>. The ground surface is often covered with nonvascular plants such as lichens, liverworts, and mosses forming a cryptogamic crust. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30703-{B393F1AE-3872-4449-B218-E8E4D1309B8F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Dec-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686376 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001794
  Translated: Timber Oatgrass Grassland
  Scientific: Danthonia intermedia Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Danthonia intermedia Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL001794
(similar) Danthonia intermedia Herbaceous Vegetation