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CEGL005157 Danthonia spicata - Poa compressa Granite Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Poverty Oatgrass - Canada Bluegrass Granite Grassland
Colloquial Name: Poverty Oatgrass Granite Barrens
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This boreal rocky grassland type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on granite or metamorphic rocks. Soils are thin and acidic. The vegetation is open and dominated by graminoids. Characteristic dominants include Danthonia spicata and Poa compressa. Other features of this type still need to be described.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Type is found on Isle Royale (TNC 1999b), where it occurs on the upper ridges. It may be a semi-natural type, originating from human-caused burns of ridgetops. The more natural form may be ~Pinus banksiana / Cladonia spp. Rock Outcrop Vegetation (CEGL002491)$$. Type is associated with the beaked hazelnut shrubland type, ~Corylus cornuta - Amelanchier spp. - Prunus virginiana Rocky Shrubland (CEGL005197)$$. It may also overlap with ~Danthonia spicata - Poa compressa Granite Grassland (CEGL005157)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is open and dominated by graminoids. Characteristic dominants include Danthonia spicata and Poa compressa. Other features of this type still need to be described (C. Reschke pers. comm. 1999).
Dynamics: This type may arise after clearing or burning of conifer-dominated stands on rocky sites.
Environmental Description: Stands occur on granite or metamorphic rocks. Soils are thin and acidic (C. Reschke pers. comm. 1999).
Geographic Range: This boreal rocky grassland type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, MN, ON, QC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D024 | 2.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nc.4 Laurentian -Acidic Rocky Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M505 | 2.B.2.Nc.4 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.4.a Laurentian-Acadian Acidic Scrub & Grassland Group | G788 | 2.B.2.Nc.4.a |
| Alliance | A3908 Common Juniper - Mixed Scrub / Poverty Oatgrass Acidic Bedrock Alliance | A3908 | 2.B.2.Nc.4.a |
| Association | CEGL005157 Poverty Oatgrass - Canada Bluegrass Granite Grassland | CEGL005157 | 2.B.2.Nc.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Danthonia spicata - Poa compressa Granite Herbaceous Vegetation (TNC 1999b)
= Danthonia spicata - Poa compressa Granite Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Danthonia spicata - Poa compressa Granite Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
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- ONHIC [Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Unpublished data. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada.
- Reschke, Carol. Personal communication. Ecologist, New York Natural Heritage Program. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Latham, NY.
- TNC [The Nature Conservancy]. 1999b. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Classification of the vegetation of Isle Royale National Park. The Nature Conservancy, Midwest Regional Office, Minneapolis, MN, and International Headquarters, Arlington, VA. 143 pp.