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Calamagrostis canadensis - Calamagrostis stricta - Poa palustris Wet Meadow Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Calamagrostis canadensis - Calamagrostis stricta - Poa palustris Wet Meadow Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance consists of grasslands dominated by <i>Calamagrostis canadensis, Calamagrostis stricta</i>, or <i>Poa palustris</i> that can also have a variety of <i>Carex</i> species mixed in. Other graminoids that may be abundant in some stands include <i>Deschampsia cespitosa, Elymus glaucus, Glyceria</i> spp., <i>Poa</i> spp., and <i>Scirpus microcarpus</i>. Forb cover is typically minor, and woody species are uncommon. These grasslands have dense graminoid cover, are generally over 1 m tall, on sites that are either a flat or have tussock microtopography. Tall shrubs may occupy as much as 25% cover. The ground layer can be a heavy mat of grass stems and leaves, with patches of bare soil present in wetter locations. A dense root mat is typical in the upper layers of the soil. This alliance occurs on seasonally wet mineral soils found at montane elevations in the Pacific Northwest, Intermountain, Great Basin and Rocky Mountain states, as well as southern British Columbia and Alberta. Stands are found in floodplains of small streams, beaver meadows, and lakeshores. The hydrology is typically seasonally flooded or saturated.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39029-{04024C1A-FE3E-4E5F-A1CF-4E61A52330BC} 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: Carex spp. - Calamagrostis spp. Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Calamagrostis canadensis - Carex scopulorum - Mertensia ciliata Wet Meadow   Calamagrostis canadensis Western Wet Meadow   Calamagrostis stricta Wet Meadow   Poa palustris Wet Meadow		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899867 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3815   Translated: Bluejoint - Slimstem Reedgrass- Fowl Bluegrass Wet Meadow Alliance   Common: Bluejoint - Slimstem Reedgrass - Bluegrass Wet Meadow   Scientific: Calamagrostis canadensis - Calamagrostis stricta - Poa palustris Wet Meadow Alliance