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Pseudoroegneria spicata - Cushion Plants Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pseudoroegneria spicata - Cushion Plants Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is found in the Tendoy Mountains in southwestern Montana and the Pryor Mountains and adjacent Bighorn Canyon area in south-central Montana. In the Pryor Mountains this type occurs at foothill elevations between 1250-1680 m (4100-5500 feet). In the Tendoy Mountains it has been documented from 2580 m (8450 feet) elevation, but is noted in reconnaissance from 2075-2685 m (6800-8800 feet) elevation. This vegetation occurs on moderately deep gravelly soils from limestone or calcareous sandstone of mesas, ridgetops and saddles and the upper slopes of outwash plains. The primary influencing environmental factor is wind; in most examples of this type wind deflation has produced a gravel paved surface. This herbaceous type is characterized by the presence of short-stature, compact cushion plants of the genera Arenaria, Hymenoxys, Phlox, Cryptantha, Eriogonum and in the Bighorn region, Sphaeromeria capitata. Pseudoroegneria spicata is present at relatively low canopy cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23912.PSEUDOROEGNERIA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Bluebunch Wheatgrass - Cushion Plants Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688477 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001666
  Scientific: Pseudoroegneria spicata - Cushion Plants Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pseudoroegneria spicata - Cushion Plants Herbaceous Vegetation