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Poa fendleriana Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Poa fendleriana Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This herbaceous association occurs widely in the Colorado Plateau and southern Rocky Mountains. This sparsely to moderately vegetated grassland is characterized by the bunchgrass <i>Poa fendleriana</i> that provides up to 25% cover. The herbaceous layer is often diverse and may include low cover of graminoids such as <i>Achnatherum pinetorum, Agropyron cristatum, Bouteloua gracilis, Bromus tectorum</i>, and <i>Elymus elymoides</i>. Forbs commonly present include <i>Antennaria dimorpha, Eriogonum umbellatum, Lepidium montanum, Phlox hoodii, Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus</i>, and <i>Sphaeralcea parvifolia</i>. Scattered tall, short and dwarf-shrubs may be present, such as <i>Artemisia frigida, Chrysothamnus depressus, Fraxinus anomala, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Mahonia fremontii</i>, and <i>Purshia tridentata</i>. Cryptogam cover is sparse for all sampled stands. Stands are found on lower slopes of hills and midslopes of ridges and mesas. Sites are flat, moderately steep to steep (11-55% slopes), occur between 2339 to 2700 m elevation, and include all aspects. The unvegetated surface has sparse to low cover of litter and low to high cover by large and small rocks and exposures of bare soil. Parent materials are Tertiary volcanic rocks that have eroded to colluvium or talus on slopes. Soils are rapidly drained and texturally range from loamy sand to sandy clay loam and sandy loam. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30834-{7261B864-4BCE-4D37-B31B-F8395E57CC08}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 05-Aug-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687725 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001925
  Translated: Muttongrass Grassland
  Scientific: Poa fendleriana Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001925
(similar) Poa fendleriana Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Poa fendleriana Herbaceous Vegetation