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Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 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, Eriogonum umbellatum</i>, and <i>Lewisia rediviva</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30428-{C1240BF1-FDC3-4D35-B252-9E55A8CFC0AF} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 25-Aug-1993 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola - Artemisia papposa / Festuca idahoensis Steppe & Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685032 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001519   Translated: Thermopola Little Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Grassland   Scientific: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001519 (similar) Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation