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Pinus ponderosa / Hesperostipa comata Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Hesperostipa comata Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association includes <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> stands generally on coarse-textured soils with few or no shrubs and an herbaceous layer dominated by <i>Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata), Achnatherum lemmonii (= Stipa lemmonii), Achnatherum occidentale (= Stipa occidentalis), Achnatherum thurberianum (= Stipa thurberiana)</i>, or <i>Aristida purpurea var. longiseta</i> (30-60% cover). The association is defined primarily by sandy soils and the absence of <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> and/or trace only amounts of <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i>. There are 13 native bunchgrass species (35-100% cover), 51 (49 native) perennial forbs (1-20% cover), 19 (11 native) annuals (1-20% cover), 3 shrubs in trace amounts, 7 dwarf-shrubs (1-9% cover). This is differentiated from other <i>Pinus ponderosa / Stipa</i> associations in the eastern Cascade that usually contain <i>Purshia tridentata</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33094.CEGL000879 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.2.689096 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Needle-and-Thread Woodland   Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Hesperostipa comata Woodland   Code: CEGL000879