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Poa fendleriana Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Poa fendleriana Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This herbaceous association was observed on lower slopes of hills and midslopes of ridges and mesas in western Colorado, eastern and southern Utah and is likely more widespread. Sites are flat, moderately steep to steep (11-55% slopes), occur between 2339 to 2700 m elevation, and include all aspects. The unvegetated surface has sparse to low cover of litter and low to high cover by large and small rocks and exposures of bare soil. Parent materials are Tertiary volcanic rocks that have eroded to colluvium or talus on slopes. Soils are rapidly drained and texturally range from loamy sand to sandy clay loam and sandy loam. This sparsely to moderately vegetated grassland is characterized by the bunchgrass <i>Poa fendleriana</i> that provides from up to 25% cover. The herbaceous layer is often diverse and may include low cover of graminoids such as <i>Achnatherum pinetorum, </i><i>Agropyron cristatum</i><i>, Bouteloua gracilis, </i><i>Bromus tectorum</i>, and <i>Elymus elymoides</i>. Forbs commonly present include <i>Antennaria dimorpha, Eriogonum umbellatum, Lepidium montanum, Phlox hoodii, Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus (= Senecio multicapitatus)</i>, and <i>Sphaeralcea parvifolia</i>. Scattered tall, short and dwarf-shrubs may be present, such as <i>Artemisia frigida, Chrysothamnus depressus, Fraxinus anomala, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Mahonia fremontii</i>, and <i>Purshia tridentata</i>. Cryptogam cover is sparse for all sampled stands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33312.CEGL001925 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.2.687725 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Muttongrass Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Poa fendleriana Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001925