Name:
Dactylis glomerata - Festuca spp. - Solidago canadensis Ruderal Mesic Meadow Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This broadly defined type includes mesic abandoned pastures and agricultural fields and is largely composed of non-native cool-season grasses and herbs (generally of European origin) in the early stages of succession. The fields are typically mowed every one to five years. Physiognomically, these grasslands are generally composed of mid-height (0.5 to 1 m tall) grasses and forbs, with occasional scattered shrubs (<25%). Species composition varies from site to site, depending on land-use history and perhaps soil type, but in general this vegetation is quite wide-ranging in northeastern and midwestern states and at higher elevations (610-1220 m [2000-4000 feet]) in the southeastern states. Dominant grasses vary from site to site but generally include the exotic grasses <i>Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis hyemalis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Bromus inermis, Bromus tectorum, Dactylis glomerata, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense</i> as well as weedy natives such as <i>Elymus repens, Poa pratensis</i>, and, less commonly, <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Forbs may be minor or dominant and include the exotic forbs <i>Achillea millefolium, Cerastium arvense</i> (and hybrids), <i>Daucus carota, Hieracium</i> spp., <i>Vicia cracca</i>, as well as weedy natives such as <i>Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Asclepias syriaca, Euthamia graminifolia, Oenothera biennis, Potentilla simplex, Solidago altissima, Solidago canadensis, Solidago juncea, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago rugosa, Trifolium</i> spp., <i>Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae</i>, and many others. This vegetation is quite wide-ranging in northeastern and midwestern states and possibly occurs at higher elevations in the southeastern states and southern Canada.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38174-{6A045CCC-5E13-4188-AADA-A250DE4DD458}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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