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Festuca idahoensis - Leucopoa kingii Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Leucopoa kingii Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: The association purportedly occurs in the mountains of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. Composition and distribution data for the association are scant. High-elevation grassland stands of the Blackpine Mountains of southern Idaho are tentatively classified within this plant association. The stands occur on well-drained ribbon scree formations of steep, west-facing slopes with convex microtopographical configuration at 8700 feet. The association appears to be restricted to high-elevation sites of intermediate productivity where combined factors of duration of snow cover, exposure to winter desiccation, and growing-season soil-moisture availability allow the occurrence of the association. Leucopoa kingii (= Festuca kingii) is well represented to abundant on this exposed, stabilized scree. Festuca idahoensis and Pseudoroegneria spicata are common to well represented. Stenotus acaulis (= Haplopappus acaulis), Packera cana (= Senecio canus), Erigeron linearis, and Artemisia frigida are common. Leucopoa kingii and Pseudoroegneria spicata codominate cushion plant associations occurring on adjacent more harsh, ridgetop sites. Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana-dominated stands are adjacent on less harsh downslope sites.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24322.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 Alpine Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Idaho Fescue - Spike Fescue Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688296 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001901   Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Leucopoa kingii Herbaceous Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Festuca idahoensis - Leucopoa kingii Herbaceous Vegetation