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Achnatherum lettermanii Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Achnatherum lettermanii Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This grassland is known from Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks national parks in southwestern Utah, and from the Spring Mountains Recreational Area of southern Nevada. The following information is from Utah only. This grassland occurs from 2400 to 3200 m (7900-10,500 feet) elevation, on valley floors and gentle slopes along drainages. Soils are silty loam or silty clay loam on recent alluvium or volcanic ash of the Brian Head Formation. This semi-arid grassland has moderate cover (31-43%) and is characterized by the bunchgrass <i>Achnatherum lettermanii</i>. Other graminoids include <i>Carex praegracilis, Koeleria macrantha</i>, non-native <i>Poa pratensis, Poa fendleriana, Elymus trachycaulus</i>, and <i>Poa glauca</i>. Forbs may include <i>Achillea millefolium, Antennaria rosulata, Antennaria parvifolia, Penstemon rydbergii, Potentilla concinna</i>, and <i>Solidago multiradiata</i>. Shrubs are sparse to absent and may include <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Ericameria parryi</i>, and <i>Chrysothamnus vaseyi</i>. A few scattered individual trees such as <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> and <i>Picea pungens</i> may be present. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34117-{212EF9F8-BE67-4A5B-8332-169A3A4842EE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 28-Aug-2008 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.815323 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005354
  Translated: Letterman's Needlegrass Grassland
  Scientific: Achnatherum lettermanii Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Achnatherum lettermanii Herbaceous Vegetation