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Quercus gambelii / Festuca thurberi Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus gambelii / Festuca thurberi Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This tall-shrub association is only described from Curecanti National Recreation Area in west-central Colorado. Stands occur on moderately steep (29-48%) slopes and ridges, between 2667 and 2718 m elevation, and are oriented to all aspects. The unvegetated surface has high cover of litter. Parent materials are Tertiary volcanic rocks and metamorphic/granitic rocks. Soils are rapidly drained silty clay loams. The vegetation is characterized by an open to nearly closed shrub canopy 1-5 m tall dominated by <i>Quercus gambelii</i>, which contributes 6 to 100% cover, and the tall bunchgrass <i>Festuca thurberi</i> which provides 25 to 100% cover. The shrub layer is moderately diverse in terms of species composition and provides moderate to dense cover. Short and dwarf-shrubs include <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Amelanchier utahensis, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Rosa woodsii</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos rotundifolius</i>. Occasionally <i>Quercus gambelii</i> will attain tree height (5-10 m tall) and structure. The herbaceous layer is diverse in terms of species composition and provides moderate to dense cover. Additional graminoids that provide sparse to low cover include <i>Carex geyeri, Elymus elymoides, Bromus porteri, Poa fendleriana</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Forbs provide sparse cover and include <i>Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis, Arabis drummondii, Balsamorhiza sagittata, Eriogonum umbellatum, Galium boreale</i>, and <i>Ligusticum porteri</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31975.CEGL002805 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.2.785230 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Gambel Oak / Thurber's Fescue Shrubland   Scientific: Quercus gambelii / Festuca thurberi Shrubland   Code: CEGL002805