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Festuca altaica - (Hesperostipa spp., Achnatherum spp.) Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Festuca altaica - (Hesperostipa spp., Achnatherum spp.) Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This rough fescue grassland is found in the northern Great Plains of Canada, and possibly in adjacent areas of the United States. It is dominated by mid grasses such as <i>Festuca altaica (= Festuca scabrella), Elymus trachycaulus, Koeleria macrantha, Pascopyrum smithii, Hesperostipa curtiseta (= Stipa spartea var. curtiseta)</i>, and <i>Achnatherum richardsonii (= Stipa richardsonii)</i>. Important forbs include <i>Achillea millefolium</i>, Asteraceae spp., <i>Monarda fistulosa, Solidago missouriensis, Oligoneuron rigidum (= Solidago rigida), Thalictrum occidentale</i>, and <i>Vicia americana</i>. Shrubs such as <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i>, and <i>Rosa acicularis</i> may also be present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36997.CEGL002436
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   Common: Altai Fescue - Needlegrass Mixedgrass Prairie
  Translated: Altai Fescue - (Needlegrass species, Ricegrass species) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Festuca altaica - (Hesperostipa spp., Achnatherum spp.) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002436
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689290 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo