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Festuca idahoensis - Elymus trachycaulus Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Elymus trachycaulus Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This grassland occurs in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado on relatively high mountain slopes and alluvial terraces of gentle terrain (4-12%) from 1100- 3322 m (3600-10,900 feet). It occurs in mesic habitats with 45-79 cm (18-31 inches) annual average precipitation. Soils are deep, well-drained loams with a variety of parent materials. Ground cover has 4-13% bare ground, as much as 40% litter, and some nonvascular cover. This is a mesic grassland with low stature (<0.5 m), high species diversity, and a high proportion of forb cover (30-70% cover), more than other western Montana grassland types. Elymus trachycaulus (= Agropyron caninum) and Festuca idahoensis are consistently present, and both are dominant grasses within stands. Other important graminoids include Carex spp., Koeleria macrantha, Danthonia intermedia, Achnatherum occidentale (= Stipa occidentalis), Achnatherum lettermanii, Melica spectabilis, Bromus ciliatus (= Bromus canadensis), and Poa fendleriana. Usually abundant forbs include Geum triflorum, Potentilla gracilis, Achillea millefolium, Geranium viscosissimum, Agoseris glauca, and Campanula rotundifolia.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19484.FESTUCAIDAHOENS Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Festuca idahoensis Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Idaho Fescue - Slender Wild Rye Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683814 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001614   Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Elymus trachycaulus Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Idaho Fescue - Slender Wild Rye Mixedgrass Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Festuca idahoensis - Elymus trachycaulus Herbaceous Vegetation