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Festuca thurberi - Danthonia parryi / Potentilla hippiana Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca thurberi - Danthonia parryi / Potentilla hippiana Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This montane grassland occurs in north-central New Mexico between 2710 and 2950 m (8900-9680 feet) elevation on sites with moderate to high solar exposure that increases with elevation. Stands are found on gentle footslopes or shoulder slopes (5-10% slope) to moderately steep upper backslopes (up to 40%). Soils are primarily mapped as well-developed and relatively deep Mollisols with textures that are loamy to clayey in a gravelly to cobbly matrix. They are derived from latite and dacite slope alluvium or colluvium parent materials. The ground surface is typically characterized by bunchgrasses with inter-grass spaces covered with leaf litter or some exposed soil. The vegetation is characterized by abundant to luxuriant growth of <i>Festuca thurberi</i> with <i>Danthonia parryi</i> as a codominant. <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila, Elymus elymoides</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i> are common associates. Forbs are moderately diverse but variable from stand to stand with cover that is usually less than 10%. Trees are rare or incidental but can include such conifer species as <i>Abies concolor, Pinus ponderosa</i>, or <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. Typically, shrubs are absent as well, though occasionally such species as <i>Juniperus communis, Ribes leptanthum</i>, or <i>Rosa woodsii</i> can be common to well-represented.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31814.CEGL005377 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.821386 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Thurber's Fescue - Parry's Oatgrass / Woolly Cinquefoil Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL005377   Scientific: Festuca thurberi - Danthonia parryi / Potentilla hippiana Herbaceous Vegetation