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Festuca altaica Herbaceous Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Festuca altaica Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This alliance is found from the northwestern Great Plains and west to eastern Washington and Oregon. Two communities are found in the Midwest, and this description is based largely on them. This alliance is typically moderately arid and dominated by mid and short graminoids. Festuca altaica (= Festuca scabrella) is abundant in almost every stand. Other species that are commonly found in stands of this alliance are Danthonia intermedia (in the western part of this alliance's range), upland Carex spp., Elymus lanceolatus (in the north and east), Festuca idahoensis (in the center and west), Koeleria macrantha (in the east), Pascopyrum smithii (in the east), Pseudoroegneria spicata, Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata), and Hesperostipa curtiseta (= Stipa curtiseta) (in the east). Forb diversity may be low to moderately high in stands of this alliance. Common forbs include Achillea millefolium, Antennaria rosea, Asteraceae spp., Geum triflorum, Lupinus sericeus, and Solidago missouriensis. Low and medium-tall shrubs may be found in some stands. These include Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Artemisia frigida, Gutierrezia sarothrae, and Rosa acicularis. Stands of this alliance are found on level to steeply sloping topography of all aspects. Soils are usually loamy and moderately deep.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17813.FESTUCAALTAICAH Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Festuca altaica Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Rough Fescue Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124486 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1250