Plant community

A plant community is similar in concept to a vegetation type, with the former having more of an emphasis on the ecological association of species within it, and the latter on overall appearance by which it is readily recognized by a layperson.[1]: 115 An example is a grassland on the northern Caucasus steppes, where common grass species found are Festuca sulcata and Poa bulbosa.[8][page needed] Other examples of different plant communities include the forests located on the granite peaks of the Huangshan Mountains in Eastern China.The Huangshan mountain also possesses an evergreen broad-leaved forest community, home to a variety of shrubs and small trees.[10] Some examples of species present in the evergreen broad-leaved forest community include Castanopsis eyrei, Eurya nitidia, Rhododendron ovatum, Pinus massoniana, as well as Loropetalum chinense.
Alpine Heathland plant community at High Shelf Camp near Mount Anne , Tasmania , Australia
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