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Grassy Balds are distinguished from other natural communities by the natural dominance of dense herbaceous vegetation in high elevation upland sites with deep soils.\u00a0<\/span>Vegetation consists of grasses, such as mountain oatgrass (Danthonia compressa<\/em>),<\/span>\u00a0sedges and wildflowers,\u00a0such as three-toothed cinquefoil (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata<\/em>) and filmy angelica (Angelica triquinata<\/em>). Most Grassy Balds now also contain areas of invading blackberries (Rubus<\/em> spp.), shrubs, or trees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/montane-island-plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-21-at-11.20.23-AM.png” url=”http:\/\/sernecportal.org\/portal\/collections\/map\/index.php?clid=4535&cltype=vouchers&taxonfilter=&db=all&maptype=occquery&type=1&reset=1″ url_new_window=”on” use_overlay=”on” overlay_icon_color=”#592c88″ hover_overlay_color=”rgba(193,168,117,0.12)” hover_icon=”%%28%%” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ box_shadow_style=”preset1″] Families: 35 ADOXACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Sambucus racemosa var. pubens<\/a><\/p>\n Viburnum cassinoides<\/a><\/p>\n Viburnum lantanoides<\/a><\/p>\n Viburnum prunifolium<\/a><\/p>\n AMARYLLIDACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Allium cernuum<\/a><\/p>\n APIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Angelica triquinata<\/a><\/p>\n Taenidia integerrima<\/a><\/p>\n AQUIFOLIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Ilex ambigua<\/a><\/p>\n Ilex montana<\/a><\/p>\n ASTERACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Arnoglossum atriplicifolium<\/a><\/p>\n Aster divaricatus<\/a><\/p>\n Cirsium muticum<\/a><\/p>\n Erigeron pulchellus<\/a><\/p>\n Helenium autumnale<\/a><\/p>\n Helianthus glaucophyllus<\/a><\/p>\n Hieracium scabrum<\/a><\/p>\n Krigia montana<\/a><\/p>\n Packera aurea<\/a><\/p>\n Packera schweinitziana<\/a><\/p>\n Prenanthes altissima<\/a><\/p>\n Prenanthes roanensis<\/a><\/p>\n Rudbeckia laciniata<\/a><\/p>\n Solidago caesia<\/a><\/p>\n Symphyotrichum lateriflorum<\/a><\/p>\n Symphyotrichum retroflexum<\/a><\/p>\n Symphyotrichum urophyllum<\/a><\/p>\n BETULACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Alnus viridis subsp. crispa<\/a><\/p>\n CAPRIFOLIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Diervilla sessilifolia<\/a><\/p>\n CARYOPHYLLACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Mononeuria groenlandica<\/a><\/p>\n CISTACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Crocanthemum propinquum<\/a><\/p>\n CLADONIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Gymnoderma lineare<\/a><\/p>\n CYPERACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Carex aenea<\/a><\/p>\n Carex blanda<\/a><\/p>\n Carex brunnescens<\/a><\/p>\n Carex cristatella<\/a><\/p>\n Carex debilis<\/a><\/p>\n Carex misera<\/a><\/p>\n Carex normalis<\/a><\/p>\n Carex oligosperma<\/a><\/p>\n Carex pensylvanica<\/a><\/p>\n Carex rosea<\/a><\/p>\n Carex tribuloides<\/a><\/p>\n DENNSTAEDTIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Dennstaedtia punctilobula<\/a><\/p>\n ERICACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Kalmia latifolia<\/a><\/p>\n Menziesia pilosa<\/a><\/p>\n Oxydendrum arboreum<\/a><\/p>\n Pieris floribunda<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron sp.<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron calendulaceum<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron catawbiense<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron cumberlandense<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron vaseyi<\/a><\/p>\n Vaccinium hirsutum<\/a><\/p>\n Vaccinium simulatum<\/a><\/p>\n FAGACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Fagus grandifolia<\/a><\/p>\n Quercus rubra<\/a><\/p>\n GENTIANACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Gentiana austromontana<\/a><\/p>\n Gentiana decora<\/a><\/p>\n HYLOCOMIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Rhytidium rugosum<\/a><\/p>\n HYPERICACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Hypericum buckleyi<\/a><\/p>\n LAMIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Monarda media<\/a><\/p>\n Stachys clingmanii<\/a><\/p>\n LILIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Lilium grayi<\/a><\/p>\n Lilium philadelphicum<\/a><\/p>\n LYCOPODIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Huperzia appressa<\/a><\/p>\n Huperzia selago<\/a><\/p>\n Lycopodium dendroideum<\/a><\/p>\n Lycopodium hickeyi<\/a><\/p>\n OPHIOGLOSSACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Sceptridium multifidum<\/a><\/p>\n ORCHIDACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Platanthera grandiflora<\/a><\/p>\n Spiranthes ochroleuca<\/a><\/p>\n OROBANCHACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Melampyrum lineare<\/a><\/p>\n OSMUNDACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Osmunda claytoniana<\/a><\/p>\n PINACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Picea rubens<\/a><\/p>\n Pinus pungens<\/a><\/p>\n POACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Agrostis mertensii<\/a><\/p>\n Agrostis perennans<\/a><\/p>\n Avenella flexuosa<\/a><\/p>\n Calamagrostis canadensis<\/a><\/p>\n Danthonia compressa<\/a><\/p>\n Danthonia spicata<\/a><\/p>\n Deschampsia flexuosa<\/a><\/p>\n Phleum pratense<\/a><\/p>\n Poa palustris<\/a><\/p>\n Schizachyrium scoparium<\/a><\/p>\n Trisetum spicatum<\/a><\/p>\n POLEMONIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Phlox subulata<\/a><\/p>\n POLYTRICHACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Polytrichum commune<\/a><\/p>\n RANUNCULACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Delphinium exaltatum<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nGenera: 75
\nSpecies: 102 (species rank)
\nTotal Taxa: 104 (including subsp. and var.)<\/p>\n