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Panicum virgatum - Pascopyrum smithii Wet Meadow Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Panicum virgatum - Pascopyrum smithii Wet Meadow Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Medium-tall grasses dominate the moderate to dense vegetation cover. <i>Panicum virgatum</i> is usually dominant, though some stands may have <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i> as a codominant or local dominant. Other grasses can be common, including <i>Sporobolus airoides, Sporobolus compositus</i>, and <i>Distichlis spicata</i> (on more saline sites). <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Calamovilfa longifolia</i> become more common on the upland edge of this alliance. This alliance is found in drainages and basins in the central and southern Great Plains. Stands occur on sites flooded for brief periods during the growing season, whether in basins that collect sufficient runoff or along drainages that flood after snowmelt or heavy rains. Soils can be fine- to coarse-textured.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38777-{55D25838-96C7-4A4C-964E-065A91CF793C} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 28-Apr-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Spartina pectinata - Calamagrostis stricta - Carex spp. Great Plains Wet Prairie, Wet Meadow & Seepage Fen Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Panicum virgatum - (Pascopyrum smithii) Wet Meadow   Pascopyrum smithii - (Elymus trachycaulus) Clay Pan Wet Meadow		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899615 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3492   Translated: Switchgrass - Western Wheatgrass Wet Meadow Alliance   Common: Great Plains Switchgrass Wet Meadow   Scientific: Panicum virgatum - Pascopyrum smithii Wet Meadow Alliance