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Festuca rubra - (Camassia leichtlinii, Grindelia stricta var. stricta) Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Festuca rubra - (Camassia leichtlinii, Grindelia stricta var. stricta) Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This grassland association occurs only in the northern Puget Lowland of western Washington and the Georgia Basin of southwestern British Columbia, near marine shorelines. Stands are confined to dry to very dry sites located near saltwater shorelines, and is probably influenced strongly by salt spray. Sites include shallow to bedrock soils, bluffs in sandy glacial sediments, or small relatively level "prairies" on glacial outwash. It probably burned frequently and intentionally in pre-European settlement times, and its continued survival on many sites is dependent on disturbance to remove trees. This medium-tall species-rich grassland is sometimes dominated as much or more by forbs than graminoids. Scattered trees are sometimes present, especially <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>, and scattered shrubs sometimes occur, especially <i>Rosa nutkana</i>. <i>Festuca rubra</i> (native varieties) is always present and usually dominant, though <i>Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri</i> is occasionally codominant or dominant. High constancy forbs are <i>Cerastium arvense, Achillea millefolium, Camassia leichtlinii, Lomatium nudicaule, Grindelia stricta var. stricta, Vicia americana</i>, and <i>Zigadenus venenosus</i>. This association is distinguished from similar associations by &gt;10% combined cover of native <i>Festuca rubra</i> and <i>Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri</i>, along with the presence of <i>Festuca rubra</i> (native varieties) and <i>Camassia leichtlinii</i> or <i>Grindelia stricta var. stricta</i>, while <i>Aspidotis densa</i> and <i>Camassia quamash</i> are absent and indicative of a different association.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32229-{4C265479-76A6-412D-89FE-8235E9F37633} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Feb-2001 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri - Danthonia californica Interior Prairie, Bald & Bluff Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689210 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003347   Translated: Red Fescue - (Large Camas, Oregon Gumweed) Grassland   Scientific: Festuca rubra - (Camassia leichtlinii, Grindelia stricta var. stricta) Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Festuca rubra - (Camassia leichtlinii, Grindelia stricta var. stricta) Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL003347 (similar) Festuca rubra - (Camassia leichtlinii, Grindelia stricta var. stricta) Herbaceous Vegetation