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Dryas octopetala - Carex spp. Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Dryas octopetala - Carex spp. Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This is an alpine dwarf-shrubland known from southwestern Montana and western Wyoming. Stands occur on calcareous substrates on windswept, exposed slopes. Elevations range from 2800 to 3145 m (9200-10,318 feet). Soils are thin, gravelly sandy loams and are poorly developed. <i>Dryas octopetala</i> is the most abundant species with <i>Carex elynoides, Carex rupestris, Lupinus sericeus</i>, and <i>Oxytropis sericea</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.34506.CEGL001893 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.2.684861 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Eight-petal Mountain-avens - Sedge species Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Dryas octopetala - Carex spp. Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001893