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Afromontane Grassland Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Afromontane Grassland Macrogroup
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Grasslands occurring in the Marginal Mountain Chain of Angola, which is restricted to a narrow band running along the inland margin of the escarpment, reaching 2500-2620 m elevation at the highest peaks. The mountain chain is part of the Precambrian basement complex that comprises gneisses, gneissic granites and metamorphosed sediments. The soils are deep and highly weathered. Mean annual precipitation is between 1200 and 1600 mm, increasing with elevation. Rainfall is concentrated in the summer months. The grasslands are partly of edaphic origin and partly maintained by fire, much of this from anthropogenic origin. They cover large areas of the highland plateau above 1600 m. In well-drained areas, this vegetation is generally fire-prone and includes shrub species such as <i>Philippia benguelensis, Erica</i> spp., <i>Protea trichophylla, Stoebe vulgaris</i>, and <i>Cliffortia</i> sp. and grasses <i>Themeda triandra, Tristachya inamoena, Tristachya bequertii, Hyparrhenia andogensis, Hyparrhenia quarrei, Festuca</i> spp., and <i>Monocymbium ceresiiforme</i>. On waterlogged plateaus, representative plants include <i>Parinari capensis, Myrsine africana, Protea welwitschii, Dissotis canescens, Cyathea</i> spp., <i>Loudetia</i> spp., <i>Fimbristylis</i> spp., and <i>Xyris</i> spp. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40697-{B6878287-1E26-4455-A2ED-67D75D3F59D5}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860575 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: M388
  Scientific: Afromontane Grassland Macrogroup