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Camassia cusickii Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Camassia cusickii Wet Meadow
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This unique association is found in Oregon and Idaho. It occurs in seepage areas below basalt rims, between 915 and 1830 m (3000-6000 feet), on fairly steep slopes (averaging 40%) in a matrix of native perennial bunchgrasses. Stands occur on southerly aspects, with shallow, clay soils. These soils are highly oxidized from basalt parent materials. <i>Camassia cusickii</i>, a Hells Canyon endemic plant, dominates this association, with cover values ranging from 40-80%, clearly dominating these sites. Rock and gravel have the second largest cover. Forbs such as <i>Artemisia ludoviciana, Perideridia bolanderi, Allium acuminatum</i>, and <i>Potentilla gracilis</i>, as well as the bunchgrasses <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i> and <i>Poa secunda</i> from the adjacent grasslands, can be found in these seeps. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32322-{152E679D-BCB6-4C45-A5FD-245CAC4D1C5E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-May-2006 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684388 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003440
  Translated: Cusick's Camas Wet Meadow
  Common: Camas Wet Meadow
  Scientific: Camassia cusickii Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL003440
(similar) Camassia cusickii Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Camassia cusickii Herbaceous Vegetation