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Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance is found in the northern Great Plains from the southern Prairie Provinces of Canada to Colorado and western Nebraska. Midgrasses are dominant, especially <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>. Other common species are <i>Elymus lanceolatus, Nassella viridula, Koeleria macrantha</i>, and <i>Hesperostipa comata</i>. The short graminoids <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Carex filifolia, Carex inops ssp. heliophila, Carex duriuscula</i>, and the exotics <i>Bromus racemosus</i> and <i>Bromus tectorum</i> can contribute substantial cover. Shrubs and scattered trees can often be found in the mesic settings occupied by this alliance. It usually occurs on fine-textured soils in mesic settings. Some stands can be on deep sandy soils. It is often in swales or valleys but can also be on rolling uplands.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39241-{6C6E4BC1-FF22-419E-B875-9E123AF92190} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pascopyrum smithii - Hesperostipa comata - Schizachyrium scoparium Mixedgrass Prairie Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Nassella viridula Grassland   Nassella viridula - Hesperostipa comata Grassland   Pascopyrum smithii - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Grassland   Pascopyrum smithii - Hesperostipa comata Central Mixedgrass Grassland   Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Grassland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900082 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A4031   Translated: Western Wheatgrass - Green Needlegrass Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance   Common: Northwestern Great Plains Mesic Western Wheatgrass Grassland   Scientific: Pascopyrum smithii - Nassella viridula Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance