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Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is described for the mountainous regions of the southern portion of the Challis Volcanics ecoregional section in central Idaho. The association is found on gently sloped ridgetops and benches at 6000-8800 (9800) feet elevation. Soils are typically poorly drained or subject to a lengthy period of saturation during spring. Stand structure and composition has not been studied in detail. Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola is the dominant shrub species and occurs with abundant cover of Festuca idahoensis. Poa secunda and Elymus elymoides are also usually present. Carex elynoides is important in high elevation stands reported from one site. A variety of perennial forbs are usually present. These species are characteristic of rocky sites at moderate to high elevations in the mountains, including Erigeron compositus, Antennaria rosea, Phlox hoodii, Cymopterus nivalis (= Cymopterus bipinnatus), Eriogonum umbellatum, and Lewisia rediviva. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21224.ARTEMISIAARBUSC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Thermopola Dwarf Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685032 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001519
  Scientific: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Thermopola Dwarf Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation