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Festuca idahoensis - Eriogonum heracleoides Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Eriogonum heracleoides Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: These grasslands are described from parks in the forests of the Okanogan Highlands of northeastern Washington and southern British Columbia, and from Oregon. Stands may also occur in northern Idaho. This association occurs as grassland 'parks' from 670 m to over 2000 m elevation in the Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii zones. Sites are typically on dry slopes with southern exposures; apparently too dry during the late summer to support trees. Soils are loams to gravelly fine sandy loams, developed on bedrock controlled glacial tills. The vegetation is a medium-tall grassland association, dominated by the perennial bunch grasses Festuca idahoensis or Festuca campestris, with Pseudoroegneria spicata, Poa secunda, and Koeleria macrantha. The diagnostic species Eriogonum heracleoides, a low (1-4 dm tall), perennial, suffrutescent forb, does not contribute to the physiognomic structure of this type, and is often sparsely present. There is a rich perennial forb component, including such species as Achillea millefolium, Lomatium triternatum, Erigeron corymbosus, and Balsamorhiza spp. Stands are distinguished from other Festuca idahoensis stands by the presence of Eriogonum heracleoides.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21312.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 - Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685051 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001616   Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Eriogonum heracleoides Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Idaho Fescue - Wyeth Buckwheat (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Festuca idahoensis - Eriogonum heracleoides Herbaceous Vegetation