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Festuca thurberi - (Lathyrus lanszwertii, Potentilla spp.) Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Festuca thurberi - (Lathyrus lanszwertii, Potentilla spp.) Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This montane association is a major and extensively distributed grassland in the Colorado Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Front Range and the eastern slope of the Park Range in the Arapaho National Forest. It also occurs in north-central New Mexico at elevations between 2760 and 2950 m (9050-9680 feet). It is found on sites with moderate to high solar exposure (mostly southerly aspects) from the toe- to upper slopes of mountains (5-25% slope). Soils are well-developed and relatively deep Mollisols with loamy textures in a cobbly matrix. They are derived from latite and dacite slope alluvium or colluvium parent materials. The ground surface is typically characterized by bunchgrasses with inter-grass spaces covered with leaf litter or some exposed soil. The vegetation is characterized by abundant to luxuriant growth of <i>Festuca thurberi</i> with <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila, Elymus elymoides</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i> as common associates. <i>Danthonia parryi</i> is poorly represented or absent. Forbs are moderately diverse but variable from stand to stand with cover that is usually less than 10%. Trees are rare or incidental but can include such conifer species as <i>Abies concolor, Pinus ponderosa</i>, or <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. Typically, shrubs are absent as well, though occasionally such species as <i>Juniperus communis, Ribes inerme</i>, or <i>Rosa woodsii</i> can be common to well-represented.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30539-{95D92C76-7C7F-4BFF-85B1-794BB5FFEE24} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Apr-2009 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Festuca thurberi - Danthonia intermedia - Poa lettermanii Southern Rocky Mountain Subalpine Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683986 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001630   Translated: Thurber's Fescue - (Nevada Pea, Cinquefoil species) Grassland   Scientific: Festuca thurberi - (Lathyrus lanszwertii, Potentilla spp.) Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Festuca thurberi - (Lathyrus lanszwertii var. leucanthus, Potentilla spp.) Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Festuca thurberi - Lathyrus lanszwertii var. leucanthus Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL001630