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Vaccinium cespitosum / Calamagrostis breweri Dwarf-shrub Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Vaccinium cespitosum / Calamagrostis breweri Dwarf-shrub Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Stands of this dwarf-shrub herbaceous association have been described from the subalpine regions of the central Sierra Nevada near Yosemite. However, they are expected to occur elsewhere at least south to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. This subalpine and alpine sod grassland occurs on meadows, flats, and gentle slopes from 1280-3810 m (4200-12,500 feet) elevation. Optimal habitats have subsurface moisture. The precipitation regime where this vegetation occurs is strongly seasonal, with most precipitation falling in the winter months as snow. Summers are very dry. This association forms large stands, which often intergrade with other meadow, forest, and woodland types. This alpine/subalpine meadow association contains <i>Calamagrostis breweri</i> as an important or dominant grass in the herbaceous layer, with other graminoids such as <i>Danthonia intermedia</i> important canopy species. <i>Oreostemma alpigenum</i> is the dominant forb, with the subshrub <i>Vaccinium cespitosum</i> present. Other associates may include, <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Gentiana newberryi, Ptilagrostis kingii, Achnatherum nelsonii, Lupinus lepidus, Potentilla</i> spp., <i>Trisetum spicatum</i>, and/or <i>Antennaria rosea</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36696-{43441629-35D3-4095-811B-F6D37BFAD5AA} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Calamagrostis breweri Mesic Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688777 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008655   Translated: Dwarf Bilberry / Shorthair Reedgrass Dwarf-shrub Grassland   Scientific: Vaccinium cespitosum / Calamagrostis breweri Dwarf-shrub Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL008655 (similar) Vaccinium caespitosum / Calamagrostis breweri Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Vaccinium caespitosum / Calamagrostis breweri Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation