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Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: <i>Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila</i> Herbaceous Vegetation is found in the northern Great Plains on upland plateaus and in open areas surrounded by ponderosa pine forest. It is found on moderate slopes (5-15%) of all aspects at around 1200 m elevation. Soils tend to range from loam to sandy loam. <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> is clearly dominant, and <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila (= Carex heliophila)</i> is constant and abundant. Also usually present are <i>Koeleria macrantha (= Koeleria pyramidata), Artemisia ludoviciana, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides)</i>, and <i>Pascopyrum smithii (= Agropyron smithii)</i>. <i>Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata)</i> is often present but only as a minor component of the vegetation. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33740.CEGL001610
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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  Common: Idaho Fescue - Sedge Mixedgrass Prairie
  Translated: Idaho Fescue - Sun Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001610