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Leucopoa kingii - Oxytropis campestris Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Leucopoa kingii - Oxytropis campestris Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This is a minor type occurring at 2895-2990 m (9500-9800 feet) elevation on moderate to steep slopes, generally with warm aspects. Extensive stands of this type occur only in the Beaverhead and Tendoy mountains, Montana, the westernmost and driest part of the study area. Although not particularly windswept, these areas receive little precipitation, and snowmelt occurs early. This community most often occurs in a mosaic with ~<i>Festuca idahoensis - (Festuca campestris) / Potentilla diversifolia</i> Grassland (CEGL001623)$$ and <i>Carex elynoides</i> turf communities. It occurs in stonier soils than other grassland types and at lower elevations than turf communities. Subalpine grasslands and shrublands dominated by <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana</i> generally occur at lower elevations. Mean graminoid cover is 37%. <i>Leucopoa kingii</i> is the dominant grass. <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i> and <i>Poa fendleriana</i> are also present. Mean forb cover is 23%. Common forbs include <i>Oxytropis campestris, Phlox hoodii, Erigeron compositus</i>, and <i>Cymopterus nivalis</i>. The subshrub <i>Artemisia frigida</i> is a minor component, and the shrubs <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> and <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> are minor components in the lowest elevation stands that border subalpine shrublands. Mean cover of lichens and mosses is less than 1%. This community occurs only on soils derived from calcareous parent material, either limestone or Beaverhead conglomerate. Bare ground and gravel cover 21% of the surface, and rock cover averages 9%. This community occurs on the shallowest, stoniest, and sandiest soils of any grassland type in the area, and organic matter and nitrogen levels are only half of that in the other two grassland community types.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30821-{6810ED8E-3649-4C30-82DD-C03B19509836} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 04-Jan-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Leucopoa kingii - Carex elynoides - Phlox pulvinata Central Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Alpine Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688552 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001912   Translated: Spike Fescue - Field Locoweed Grassland   Scientific: Leucopoa kingii - Oxytropis campestris Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Leucopoa kingii - Oxytropis campestris Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Leucopoa kingii - Oxytropis campestris Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL001912