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CEGL001560 Calamagrostis canadensis - Carex scopulorum - Mertensia ciliata Wet Meadow

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Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bluejoint - Mountain Sedge - Tall Fringed Bluebells Wet Meadow

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Hierarchy Level:  Association

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Nations: US

States/Provinces:  CO




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

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Grank: GUQ

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Synonomy: = Calamagrostis canadensis - Carex scopulorum / Mertensia ciliata Plant Association (Johnston 1987)
= Calamagrostis canadensis / Mertensia ciliata Habitat Type / Association (Komarkova 1986)

Concept Author(s): Western Ecology Group

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  • Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
  • CNHP [Colorado Natural Heritage Program]. 2006-2017. Tracked natural plant communities. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. [https://cnhp.colostate.edu/ourdata/trackinglist/plant_communities/]
  • Johnston, B. C. 1987. Plant associations of Region Two: Potential plant communities of Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas. R2-ECOL-87-2. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Lakewood, CO. 429 pp.
  • Komarkova, V. 1986. Habitat types on selected parts of the Gunnison and Uncompahgre national forests. Unpublished final report prepared for USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Fort Collins, CO. 270 pp. plus appendices.
  • Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.