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Festuca brachyphylla - Trisetum spicatum Alpine Turf | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Festuca brachyphylla - Trisetum spicatum Alpine Turf
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This high-elevation grassland association is found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is documented from gently rolling (8°) northeast-facing, upper colluvial slopes at 3723 m in elevation. The soils are well-drained and have a sandy loam texture. The site has significant cover of small rocks (58%) and litter and duff (26%). This dry alpine turf association is characterized by an open cover (40%) of mixed graminoid and forb species. <i>Festuca brachyphylla</i> and <i>Trisetum spicatum</i> are the most abundant graminoids. Typical forb species include <i>Polygonum bistortoides, Erigeron simplex</i>, and <i>Lupinus argenteus</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30805-{F3FB91D0-9B97-47F7-B199-1888115D57D9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 07-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685804 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001896
  Translated: Alpine Fescue - Narrow False Oats Alpine Turf
  Scientific: Festuca brachyphylla - Trisetum spicatum Alpine Turf
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001896
(similar) Festuca brachyphylla - Trisetum spicatum Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Festuca brachyphylla - Trisetum spicatum Herbaceous Vegetation