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Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation is found in the northern Great Plains on upland plateaus and in open areas surrounded by ponderosa pine forest. It is found on moderate slopes (5-15%) of all aspects at around 1200 m elevation. Soils tend to range from loam to sandy loam. Festuca idahoensis is clearly dominant, and Carex inops ssp. heliophila (= Carex heliophila) is constant and abundant. Also usually present are Koeleria macrantha (= Koeleria pyramidata), Artemisia ludoviciana, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), and Pascopyrum smithii (= Agropyron smithii). Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata) is often present but only as a minor component of the vegetation.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26934.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 - Sun Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689047 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Idaho Fescue - Sedge Mixedgrass Prairie   Code: CEGL001610 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation