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Artemisia pedatifida / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia pedatifida / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This shrubland association is known from one site in Beaverhead County, southwestern Montana, near the border with Idaho. This association is poorly described. The region where found is on the eastern side of the Continental Divide and so is more strongly influenced by a continental climate regime. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but heavy snows occur during the winter months. Summers are cool and winters are cold. This association is found in the montane zone at roughly 2135 m (7000 feet) elevation, on moderate slopes. Soils are dry, alkaline, and derived from alluvium. <i>Artemisia pedatifida</i> is known to occur on soils that are fine-textured to loamy with gravel, but have a high percentage of clay in some horizons. The microphyllous-leaved evergreen shrub <i>Artemisia pedatifida</i> is dominant and typically less than 15.2 cm in height. The perennial bunchgrass <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> dominates the herbaceous layer and is relatively abundant. Other perennial grasses commonly found include <i>Poa secunda, Pseudoroegneria spicata, Calamagrostis montanensis</i>, and <i>Elymus lanceolatus</i>. Forbs are relatively scarce and consist primarily of the mat-forming perennials <i>Antennaria rosea</i> and <i>Phlox hoodii</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30435-{EDA2F382-5A43-4FD2-82AC-B1630E1894A9} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 04-Aug-1993 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Artemisia pedatifida Low Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685293 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001526   Translated: Birdfoot Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrubland   Scientific: Artemisia pedatifida / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Artemisia pedatifida / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland (similar) CEGL001526 (similar) Artemisia pedatifida / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland