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Carex siccata - Geum rossii Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex siccata - Geum rossii Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This southern Rocky Mountain association is found in upper subalpine and lower alpine environments. Sites are typically dry meadows and alpine turf near treeline, often occurring on stabilized fine talus slopes (5-35%). Snowmelt is relatively early, and sites are relatively dry and warm. Substrates are shallow, well-drained, loamy-skeletal soils. Vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense to dense (&gt;50% cover) herbaceous layer dominated by <i>Carex siccata (= Carex foenea)</i> often with <i>Geum rossii</i> codominant. Other important species with lower cover include graminoids <i>Carex heteroneura var. chalciolepis, Deschampsia caespitosa, Elymus trachycaulus, Festuca idahoensis, Trisetum spicatum</i>, and forbs <i>Achillea millefolium, Artemisia scopulorum, Cerastium arvense, Arenaria fendleri (= Eremogone fendleri), Poa alpina, Potentilla diversifolia, Solidago simplex var. nana</i>, and <i>Trifolium parryi</i>. Stands often occur in patches between wooded areas. <i>Carex siccata</i> commonly occurs as the herbaceous layer in coniferous associations of <i>Abies lasiocarpa, Pinus contorta</i>, and <i>Picea engelmannii</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34001.CEGL001808
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]
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  Translated: Dry-spike Sedge - Ross' Avens Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex siccata - Geum rossii Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001808