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Hesperostipa comata Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance \| NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Hesperostipa comata Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This widespread alliance is found in the northwestern Great Plains. Mid and short grasses and sedges dominate this dry-mesic prairie. <i>Hesperostipa comata</i> is common throughout this alliance. <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Carex filifolia</i>, and <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila</i> are also common. <i>Koeleria macrantha</i> increases on degraded sites. <i>Calamovilfa longifolia</i> is more abundant on sandier soils while <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i> is usually present but not abundant. Forb cover is typically low. Sites are on flat to rolling uplands or hillsides. If soils are sufficiently coarse-textured, it can occur in valley bottoms. Soils are medium-textured or coarser and derived from sandstone or limestone. Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39243-{02DAA526-6FF6-4BE6-A32A-471EA128C82E} 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: Hesperostipa comata - Bouteloua gracilis Dry Mixedgrass Prairie Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide Hesperostipa comata - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Grassland Hesperostipa comata - Carex filifolia Grassland Hesperostipa comata - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Grassland Hesperostipa comata Colorado Front Range Grassland	Names: UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900084 NatureServe Explorer Code: A4033 Translated: Needle-and-Thread Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance Common: Northwestern Great Plains Needle-and-Thread Grassland Scientific: Hesperostipa comata Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance