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Minuartia obtusiloba Alpine Fell-field | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Minuartia obtusiloba Alpine Fell-field Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alpine fell-field herbaceous association occurs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico. 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 can occur on mid- to high-slope ridges, drainage channels, colluvial slopes, interfluves, and saddles. Elevation ranges from 3475 to 3875 m with southeast-, southwest-, and west-facing slopes that can range from 0-30°. Sites are generally rocky with rock (0-40%) and gravel (3-60%). Soils are well-drained sandy loams or somewhat poorly drained loams. In general, the presence of deer, sheep, and pika grazing was observed. The total herbaceous layer cover ranges from 10-60%, with 10-20% graminoid cover and 10-60% forb cover. Dominant graminoid <i>Carex elynoides</i> has up to 20% cover. Other common graminoids at low cover include <i>Festuca brachyphylla</i> and <i>Trisetum spicatum</i>. Dominant forbs at low cover include <i>Minuartia obtusiloba, Silene acaulis var. subacaulescens, Geum rossii var. turbinatum</i>, and <i>Trifolium dasyphyllum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30828-{E48FE43D-DA7B-4873-8B4C-727DC0C1E201} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 07-May-2010 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Minuartia obtusiloba - Paronychia pulvinata - Silene acaulis Alpine Fell-field Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684246 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001919   Translated: Twin-flower Sandwort Alpine Fell-field   Common: Sandwort Alpine Fell-field   Scientific: Minuartia obtusiloba Alpine Fell-field (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001919 (similar) Minuartia obtusiloba Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Minuartia obtusiloba Herbaceous Vegetation