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Pseudoroegneria spicata - Festuca idahoensis Palouse Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pseudoroegneria spicata - Festuca idahoensis Palouse Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This perennial bunchgrass association grows between 1580-1935 m elevation in the Palouse Prairie of southeastern Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Stands occur on ridgetops or on flat to concave surfaces on the middle or upper third of the slope. Slopes range from 0%-110%, and stands can be found on all aspects. Temperatures are very warm during the growing season and precipitation is low. Soils are moderate to deep, permitting the establishment of Festuca idahoensis and Pseudoroegneria spicata. These codominants combine for approximately 40% cover. Poa secunda is also usually present with a mean cover of 12%. On gentle slopes the cover of Poa secunda increases to about 18%. Forbs are many and varied including Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis, Eriogonum heracleoides, and Lomatium sp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27064.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 - Idaho Fescue Palouse Herbaceous Vegetation
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  Scientific: Pseudoroegneria spicata - Festuca idahoensis Palouse Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Bluebunch Wheatgrass - Idaho Fescue Palouse Grassland
  Code: CEGL001670
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pseudoroegneria spicata - Festuca idahoensis Palouse Herbaceous Vegetation