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Festuca idahoensis - Elymus trachycaulus Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Elymus trachycaulus Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This grassland occurs in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado on relatively high mountain slopes and alluvial terraces of gentle terrain (4-12%) from 1100- 3322 m (3600-10,900 feet). It occurs in mesic habitats with 45-79 cm (18-31 inches) annual average precipitation. Soils are deep, well-drained loams with a variety of parent materials. Ground cover has 4-13% bare ground, as much as 40% litter, and some nonvascular cover. This is a mesic grassland with low stature (<0.5 m), high species diversity, and a high proportion of forb cover (30-70% cover), more than other western Montana grassland types. <i>Elymus trachycaulus (= Agropyron caninum)</i> and <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> are consistently present, and both are dominant grasses within stands. Other important graminoids include <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Koeleria macrantha, Danthonia intermedia, Achnatherum occidentale (= Stipa occidentalis), Achnatherum lettermanii, Melica spectabilis, Bromus ciliatus (= Bromus canadensis)</i>, and <i>Poa fendleriana</i>. Usually abundant forbs include <i>Geum triflorum, Potentilla gracilis, Achillea millefolium, Geranium viscosissimum, Agoseris glauca</i>, and <i>Campanula rotundifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33692.CEGL001614
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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  Common: Idaho Fescue - Slender Wheatgrass Mixedgrass Prairie
  Translated: Idaho Fescue - Slender Wheatgrass Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Elymus trachycaulus Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001614