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Calamagrostis scopulorum Seep Hanging Garden | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Calamagrostis scopulorum Seep Hanging Garden
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This wetland seep association usually occurs in alcoves and in horizontal fractures in limestone or sandstone canyon walls in northwestern Colorado and eastern Utah. Many stands are inaccessible, but one documented site is on the bank of an intermittent wash where groundwater is close to the surface. Elevation ranges from 1400 to 1675 m (4600-5500 feet). Soil collects on ledges fed by dripping groundwater and becomes the substrate for this small patch of wetland vegetation. The soils are poorly developed, sandy and moist throughout the growing season. This is a lush herbaceous association dominated by <i>Calamagrostis scopulorum</i>. Other herbaceous species common to this association include <i>Comandra umbellata, Solidago missouriensis</i>, and <i>Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis</i>. Although a shrub layer is lacking, scattered <i>Tamarix ramosissima, Rosa woodsii, Rhus trilobata</i>, and <i>Salix exigua</i> are known to occur with sparse cover within or just below the alcove containing the seep. Typical hanging garden forb species such as <i>Mimulus eastwoodiae, Aquilegia micrantha</i> or <i>Adiantum capillus-veneris</i> are absent or have very low cover. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31656-{62FC8BFF-539A-46D3-8215-3B5539D56B59}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Sep-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.770540 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002751
  Translated: Ditch Reedgrass Seep Hanging Garden
  Scientific: Calamagrostis scopulorum Seep Hanging Garden
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Calamagrostis scopulorum Hanging Garden Herbaceous Vegetation