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Festuca idahoensis - Carex obtusata Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Carex obtusata Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dry meadow vegetation type has been described from the Bighorn Mountain of north-central Wyoming and may extend north into Montana on the Bighorns. Stands occur on a variety of soil types on upland slopes and broad ridgetops. The composition of the vegetation depends in part on soil type; graminoid cover reaches its maximum in stands on coarse-textured soils derived from granitic bedrock, and forb cover reaches its maximum in stands on finer-textured soils derived from sedimentary bedrock. <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> dominates most stands. <i>Carex obtusata</i> is the codominant or major subdominant species on coarse-textured soils derived from granitic bedrock, while <i>Lupinus sericeus</i> codominates or is subdominant on finer-textured soils derived from sedimentary bedrock. Other common species are <i>Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus, Koeleria macrantha, Poa secunda, Achillea millefolium, Agoseris glauca, Galium boreale</i>, and <i>Geum triflorum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33739.CEGL001611
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
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  Translated: Idaho Fescue - Obtuse Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Carex obtusata Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001611