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Festuca idahoensis - Carex scirpoidea Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Carex scirpoidea Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is described from south-central Montana, in the Pryor Mountains. It is found in the subalpine zone, at approximately 2593 m (8500 feet) elevation. Sites occupied by <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> are typically gently rounded ridge crests. Average annual precipitation on the crest of the Pryor Mountains is 50.8 cm (20 inches). Little else is known. This herbaceous association is poorly described. It is dominated by the perennial bunchgrass <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> (10% cover) and the perennial sedge <i>Carex scirpoidea</i> (40% cover). There is no shrub or tree layer. Twenty-seven forb species are reported to occur, the most abundant being <i>Phlox hoodii</i> and <i>Geum triflorum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30808-{B405A9D7-A5DF-47E4-B8BE-003B65D0C62E} 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: Festuca idahoensis - Carex scirpoidea - Danthonia intermedia Central Rocky Mountain Subalpine Dry Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684712 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001899   Translated: Idaho Fescue - Northern Single-spike Sedge Grassland   Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Carex scirpoidea Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Festuca idahoensis - Carex scirpoidea Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Festuca idahoensis - Carex scirpoidea Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL001899