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Festuca viridula - Carex hoodii Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca viridula - Carex hoodii Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This grassland association is known from northeastern Oregon, be may also occur in Washington, northern California and adjacent Idaho. Festuca viridula dominates high-elevation areas in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon and the northern Cascade Mountains. On moist sites along ridgetops, seepy sideslopes and interforest meadows, Festuca viridula forms a unique community with Carex hoodii. These are tall, dense, productive montane grasslands. Stands are found from 5900-7900 feet elevation, generally plateaus or ridgetops with slopes from 10-30%. Soils are formed from weathered basalt and are generally fairly shallow (76 cm) and stony. Festuca viridula dominates these grasslands with over 20% cover in fair condition stands, and even greater cover in good condition stands. Carex hoodii is codominant, ranging from 3-30% cover, and averaging 15%. Other graminoids include Poa cusickii, Achnatherum occidentale (= Stipa occidentalis), and Elymus elymoides. Important forbs include Eriogonum heracleoides, Lupinus argenteus var. laxiflorus (= Lupinus laxiflorus), Penstemon globosus, Microseris nutans, and Lupinus caudatus. In early seral stands, Achillea millefolium, Rudbeckia occidentalis, and Hackelia micrantha (= Hackelia jessicae) can provide significant cover.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24170.FESTUCAVIRIDULA 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 viridula Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Greenleaf Fescue - Hood's Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687954 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001596   Scientific: Festuca viridula - Carex hoodii Herbaceous Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Festuca viridula - Carex hoodii Herbaceous Vegetation