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Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is described for the mountainous regions of the southern portion of the Challis Volcanics ecoregional section in central Idaho. The association is found on gently sloped ridgetops and benches at 1830 to 2685 m (6000-8800 feet) and up to 2990 m(9800 feet) elevation. Soils are typically poorly drained or subject to a lengthy period of saturation during spring. Stand structure and composition has not been studied in detail. <i>Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola</i> is the dominant shrub species and occurs with abundant cover of <i>Festuca idahoensis</i>. <i>Poa secunda</i> and <i>Elymus elymoides</i> are also usually present. <i>Carex elynoides</i> is important in high-elevation stands reported from one site. A variety of perennial forbs are usually present. These species are characteristic of rocky sites at moderate to high elevations in the mountains, including <i>Erigeron compositus, Antennaria rosea, Phlox hoodii, Cymopterus nivalis (= Cymopterus bipinnatus), Eriogonum umbellatum</i>, and <i>Lewisia rediviva</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33928.CEGL001519
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.2.685032 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Thermopola Little Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001519
  Scientific: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation