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Danthonia spp. - Camassia spp. Wet Meadow Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Danthonia spp. - Camassia spp. Wet Meadow Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These are seasonally wet meadows characterized by a dense cover of <i>Danthonia californica, Danthonia unispicata, Poa secunda</i>, or <i>Camassia cusickii</i> usually in association with other perennial bunchgrasses, including <i>Agrostis</i> spp., <i>Calamagrostis nutkaensis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca californica, Festuca idahoensis</i>, and <i>Festuca rubra</i>. Common forb species include <i>Calochortus eurycarpus, Polygonum douglasii, Sedum lanceolatum, Senecio integerrimus</i>, and <i>Sidalcea oregana</i>. This alliance occurs below 1200 m in elevation east of the Cascades in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and into Wyoming. The climate is temperate, with abundant winter rains or snow and dry summers. Stands occur on flat to steep slopes where sites may have seeps or are wet from winter moisture, on typically shallow, moderately to well-drained soils, with a high percentage of rock fragments and exposed rock. Soil texture varies from sandy loam to clay loam. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39028-{1D8843C4-35B6-4149-B2EA-954E0F5401F3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899866 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3814
  Translated: Oatgrass species - Camas species Wet Meadow Alliance
  Common: Oatgrass - Camas Wet Meadow
  Scientific: Danthonia spp. - Camassia spp. Wet Meadow Alliance