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Deschampsia cespitosa - Vernonia noveboracensis Serpentine Seep | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Deschampsia cespitosa - Vernonia noveboracensis Serpentine Seep
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This serpentine wetland community occurs in groundwater seep areas of low slope (1-3°) and variable aspect in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Soils are typically very wet (saturated) clay loams and sapric peats (muck) derived from serpentine bedrock. Soil depth is generally greater than 30 cm and can exceed 60 cm. This community is very open with woody plants limited to occasional trees, typically <i>Acer rubrum</i> along the wetland edge and scattered <i>Alnus serrulata</i> within the wetland. The dominant herbaceous species is <i>Deschampsia cespitosa</i>. Other important herbaceous species include <i>Leersia oryzoides, Sorghastrum nutans, Juncus tenuis, Vernonia noveboracensis</i>, and <i>Dichanthelium clandestinum</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34962-{52F8A4E4-E9D0-41F5-B206-6AE10CB09A6B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 5
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Feb-2012 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.787677 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006316
  Translated: Tufted Hairgrass - New York Ironweed Serpentine Seep
  Common: Tufted Hairgrass Serpentine Seep
  Scientific: Deschampsia cespitosa - Vernonia noveboracensis Serpentine Seep
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Deschampsia caespitosa - Vernonia noveboracensis Herbaceous Vegetation