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Festuca idahoensis - Carex obtusata Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Carex obtusata Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dry meadow vegetation type has been described from the Bighorn Mountain of north-central Wyoming and may extend north into Montana on the Bighorns. Stands occur on a variety of soil types on upland slopes and broad ridgetops. The composition of the vegetation depends in part on soil type; graminoid cover reaches its maximum in stands on coarse-textured soils derived from granitic bedrock, and forb cover reaches its maximum in stands on finer-textured soils derived from sedimentary bedrock. Festuca idahoensis dominates most stands. Carex obtusata is the codominant or major subdominant species on coarse-textured soils derived from granitic bedrock, while Lupinus sericeus codominates or is subdominant on finer-textured soils derived from sedimentary bedrock. Other common species are Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus, Koeleria macrantha, Poa secunda, Achillea millefolium, Agoseris glauca, Galium boreale, and Geum triflorum. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21392.FESTUCAIDAHOENS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Idaho Fescue - Blunt Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685985 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001611
  Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Carex obtusata Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Festuca idahoensis - Carex obtusata Herbaceous Vegetation