Name:
A.1190
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
Description:
This broadly defined alliance includes pasture and post-agricultural fields, and is largely composed of non-native grasses and herbs (generally of European origin). Physiognomically, these grasslands are generally comprised of mid-height (1-3 feet tall) grasses and forbs, with occasional scattered shrubs. Species composition varies from site to site, depending on land-use history, and perhaps soil type, but in general, this vegetation is quite wide-ranging in northeastern and midwestern states, and possibly at higher elevations in the southeastern states. In addition to ~Dactylis glomerata$ and ~Rumex acetosella$ these grassy fields are characterized by ~Symphyotrichum$ spp. (including ~Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (= Aster lateriflorus)$ and ~Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (= Aster novae-angliae)), Rudbeckia hirta, Pteridium aquilinum, Chenopodium album, Asclepias syriaca, Andropogon virginicus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Phytolacca americana, Phleum pratense, Poa pratensis, Poa compressa, Elymus repens (= Agropyron repens), Bromus inermis, Solidago$ spp. (including ~Solidago rugosa, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago juncea, Solidago canadensis, Solidago altissima), Euthamia graminifolia, Oenothera biennis, Potentilla simplex, Daucus carota, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Hieracium$ spp., ~Taraxacum officinale, Vicia cracca, Trifolium$ spp., and many others. Communities of this alliance occur throughout the northeastern United States and beyond.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.960.A1190
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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