Name:
Eriophorum vaginatum - Polygonum bistorta Alpine Meadow Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This group consists of alpine mesic grasslands and meadows found in boreal climates of North America. They are dominated mostly by grasses and sedges, including <i>Arctagrostis latifolia, Carex aquatilis, Carex bigelowii, Carex microchaeta, Carex podocarpa, Festuca altaica, Festuca rubra, Anthoxanthum monticola ssp. alpinum, Poa arctica, Poa eminens</i>, and <i>Trisetum spicatum</i>. Other forbs that can be abundant include <i>Anemone</i> spp., <i>Bupleurum triradiatum, Erigeron peregrinus, Eriogonum flavum, Geranium erianthum, Pedicularis</i> spp., <i>Polygonum</i> spp., and <i>Saxifraga</i> spp. These are mesic sites found in the alpine, on sheltered well-drained, south-facing mesic alpine slopes and protected alpine swales. Soils are on well-developed to thin, often silt loams, and soil pH tends to be neutral to acidic. Permafrost, if present, is at least 36 cm below the surface or deeper.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40330-{BE64127E-EDBC-48A7-9577-7CDCDFC51E90}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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