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Festuca brachyphylla Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca brachyphylla Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Vegetation in this alliance occurs in subalpine meadows and the alpine tundra in the central and southern Rocky Mountains. The climate regime is continental, with long, cold winters and short summers with frequent afternoon thunderstorms. The majority of precipitation falls as snow in the winter and rain during late-summer thunderstorms. Stands are found above 2430 m in Idaho and 2980 m farther south in Utah on all aspects of gentle to moderate-gradient slopes. Stands are located on soils derived from sedimentary (sandstone) and igneous (basalt and granite) parent materials. Festuca brachyphylla is the dominant species in the herbaceous canopy. Trisetum spicatum is the most common associate. Other associated species include Artemisia scopulorum, Geum rossii, Lupinus lepidus, Lupinus sericeus, Polygonum bistortoides, and Pseudocymopterus montanus.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20447.FESTUCABRACHYPH 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 brachyphylla Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Shortleaf Fescue Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124659 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1321