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Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This grassland association is found in the northern Great Plains on upland plateaus and in open areas surrounded by ponderosa pine forest. It is found on moderate slopes (5-15%) of all aspects at around 1200 m elevation. Soils tend to range from loam to sandy loam. <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> is clearly dominant, and <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila</i> is constant and abundant. Also usually present are <i>Koeleria macrantha, Artemisia ludoviciana, Symphyotrichum ericoides</i>, and <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>. <i>Hesperostipa comata</i> is often present but only as a minor component of the vegetation. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30519-{7751AF89-1AD3-4067-A504-2F721E73AA59}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689047 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001610
  Translated: Idaho Fescue - Sun Sedge Grassland
  Common: Idaho Fescue - Sedge Mixedgrass Prairie
  Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL001610
(similar) Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Herbaceous Vegetation