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CEGL001885 Deschampsia cespitosa - Ligusticum tenuifolium Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tufted Hairgrass - Idaho Licorice-root Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is a candidate for removal. It has been proposed that ~Deschampsia cespitosa - Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis Wet Meadow (CEGL001880)$$, ~Deschampsia cespitosa - Symphyotrichum foliaceum Wet Meadow (CEGL001881)$$, ~Deschampsia cespitosa - Ligusticum tenuifolium Wet Meadow (CEGL001885)$$, ~Deschampsia cespitosa - Potentilla diversifolia Wet Meadow (CEGL001889)$$, and ~Deschampsia cespitosa - Polygonum bistortoides Wet Meadow (CEGL003485)$$ be merged to form a new Deschampsia cespitosa - forb (dry) type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683690
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GU
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3804 Water Sedge - Northwest Territory Sedge - Tufted Hairgrass Wet Meadow Alliance | A3804 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL001885 Tufted Hairgrass - Idaho Licorice-root Wet Meadow | CEGL001885 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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