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Deschampsia cespitosa Serpentine Seep Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Deschampsia cespitosa Serpentine Seep Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This serpentine wetland community is dominated by herbaceous graminoid species, especially <i>Deschampsia cespitosa</i>. Other important herbaceous species include <i>Dichanthelium clandestinum, Juncus tenuis, Leersia oryzoides, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Vernonia noveboracensis</i>. 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. It 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.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38756-{E958C063-8DFE-4E6B-A276-A9FFDF5E60C0} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Schizachyrium scoparium - Packera paupercula - Packera plattensis Appalachian Mafic Glade Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Deschampsia cespitosa - Vernonia noveboracensis Serpentine Seep		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899594 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3471   Translated: Tufted Hairgrass Serpentine Seep Alliance   Common: Tufted Hairgrass Serpentine Seep   Scientific: Deschampsia cespitosa Serpentine Seep Alliance