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Field Notes, 1912, Part 2_077

Item

Raymond J. Pool Field Notes and Records
Title
Field Notes, 1912, Part 2_077
Alternative Title
Field Notes, 1912, Part 2
Date
1912
Creator
Raymond J. Pool
Description
Raymond J. Pool Field Notes
Identifier
120712
Transcription
77 55 this sort of vegetation within the wet valley region. The soil sandy loam is firm and soddy and is provided with a considerable supply of humus. The species that are of widest distribution in such areas are: Agrostis alba , A. hyemalis , Agropyron repens , A. tenerum , Calamagrostis canadensis , C. neglecta , Panicum virgatum , Elymus canadensis , Beckmannia eruciformis , Equisetum variegatum , Koeleria cristata , Andropogon provincialis , and Muhlenbergia racemosa . In some places certain of there are more abundant than others, for instance the Agropyrons are liable to be found in greater abundance on the higher and dryer areas while Elyrum is to be found usually in the lower areas. But typically the grasses are so mixed that no alteration of species can be discovered at all. Hordeum jubatum another very frequent and abundant species. This species is often seen as a belt about ponds or wet depressions. Agrostis hyemalis is also often seen in a finely developed belt of 10-60 ft broad about lakes and ponds just back of the Rush association. Sometimes this association joins directly upon the various aspects of the Marsh Foundation
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