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Panicum virgatum - Pascopyrum smithii Southern Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Panicum virgatum - Pascopyrum smithii Southern Wet Meadow Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association has been identified in the northern panhandle of Texas but likely occurs elsewhere in the southwestern Great Plains. It is found on level to nearly level sites along floodplains of rivers and major streams, often interspersed with floodplain woodlands. Soils are sandy alluvium, and the water table is usually shallow. The association has a moderate to dense herbaceous stratum. Shrubs and trees are often present but only as scattered individuals. <i>Panicum virgatum</i> is the dominant grass with lesser amounts of <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>. <i>Distichlis spicata, Sporobolus airoides</i>, and <i>Sporobolus compositus</i> can be abundant in some stands but are not always present.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33787-{3C8D080C-B6C9-424F-A76E-127EBAB86680} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pascopyrum smithii Wet Meadow Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.788023 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005019   Translated: Switchgrass - Western Wheatgrass Southern Wet Meadow   Common: Southern Switchgrass - Western Wheatgrass Wet Meadow   Scientific: Panicum virgatum - Pascopyrum smithii Southern Wet Meadow (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Panicum virgatum - Pascopyrum smithii Southern Herbaceous Vegetation