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Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association occurs infrequently in the mountains of southwestern Montana, northern Wyoming and southern Idaho. Elevation ranges from 1920-2600 m. Stands have been described from relatively mesic, gentle upland slopes with moderately deep soils derived from granitic parent materials in Montana, and on gently sloping to undulating alluvial benches along drainages in the mesic transition zone between riparian and dry upland areas in Wyoming and Idaho. However, these soils are deeper and derived from sedimentary rock such as sandstone, siltstone, and shale. This association has a dense and diverse herbaceous layer with a very sparse to moderately dense short-shrub layer (3-45% cover). The shrub layer has 3-25% canopy cover of Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), which is a diagnostic species, and may have up to 20% cover of Artemisia cana in the alluvial bench stands. The herbaceous layer is dominated by medium-tall perennial graminoids with perennial forbs. The dominant/diagnostic graminoid species is Festuca idahoensis. Danthonia intermedia and Carex obtusata or several other Carex spp. often codominate. Forb species are diverse, with Achillea millefolium, Geum triflorum, Agoseris glauca, Arenaria congesta, Besseya wyomingensis, Campanula rotundifolia, Fragaria virginiana, and Potentilla gracilis being the most consistent.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27518.DASIPHORAFRUTIC 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: Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrub Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Shrubby-cinquefoil / Idaho Fescue Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689809 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001502   Scientific: Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Shrubby-cinquefoil / Idaho Fescue Shrub Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation