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Carex macrocephala Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex macrocephala Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is found on coastal sand spits, sandy beach berms, or associated with small dune systems in the northern Puget Lowlands area of Washington and on the eastern side of Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia. It typically occurs on relatively flat microsites, where it is protected from the highest wind and wave energy, but is washed over or inundated briefly during storms. The substrate is sand and the vegetation is typically open (20-50% cover) with much exposed sand. The graminoid <i>Carex macrocephala</i> is always dominant, sometimes with few other species present. Small amounts of other strand-associated species, e.g., <i>Abronia latifolia, Ambrosia chamissonis</i>, and <i>Calystegia soldanella</i>, often occur. No other association is so dominated by <i>Carex macrocephala</i>, with less than 5% cover of any other species.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32250-{6F658E70-7214-48B2-BEBA-1F242CB6251E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Oct-2002 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Poa macrantha - Leymus mollis - Festuca rubra Sand Dune Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689928 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003368   Translated: Large-head Sedge Grassland   Scientific: Carex macrocephala Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Carex macrocephala Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Carex macrocephala Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL003368