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Aristida purpurea var. longiseta - Pseudoroegneria spicata - Sporobolus cryptandrus Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Aristida purpurea var. longiseta - Pseudoroegneria spicata - Sporobolus cryptandrus Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These are grasslands found on canyon slopes or on sandy benches in Hells Canyon. Sites are typically located on terraces, alluvial fans, and benchlands in lower canyons. Elevations range between 370 and 760 m (1200-2500 feet) on all aspects with slopes less than 30%. Soils are silt loams, loams, silty clay loams, and clay over loess and colluvium-alluvium parent material. Grasses dominate with cover values: <i>Aristida purpurea var. longiseta</i> (&lt;70%), <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i> (&lt;55%), <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i> (&lt;55%). Associated forbs usually include <i>Achillea millefolium</i> (&lt;10%), <i>Erigeron pumilus</i> (&lt;10%), and <i>Plantago patagonica</i> (&lt;10%). 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30498-{70CAC15A-499C-4026-9377-6F5E5EED1A0F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688382 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001589
  Translated: Red Three-awn - Bluebunch Wheatgrass - Sand Dropseed Grassland
  Scientific: Aristida purpurea var. longiseta - Pseudoroegneria spicata - Sporobolus cryptandrus Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Aristida purpurea var. longiseta - Pseudoroegneria spicata - Sporobolus cryptandrus Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Aristida purpurea var. longiseta - Pseudoroegneria spicata - Sporobolus cryptandrus Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL001589