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Festuca altaica - (Hesperostipa spp., Achnatherum spp.) Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Festuca altaica - (Hesperostipa spp., Achnatherum spp.) Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This rough fescue grassland is found in the northern Great Plains of Canada, and possibly in adjacent areas of the United States. It is dominated by mid grasses such as <i>Festuca altaica, Elymus trachycaulus, Koeleria macrantha, Pascopyrum smithii, Hesperostipa curtiseta</i>, and <i>Achnatherum richardsonii</i>. Important forbs include <i>Achillea millefolium</i>, Asteraceae spp., <i>Monarda fistulosa, Solidago missouriensis, Oligoneuron rigidum, Thalictrum occidentale</i>, and <i>Vicia americana</i>. Shrubs such as <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i>, and <i>Rosa acicularis</i> may also be present. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31344-{4C7A33A0-84DF-4571-817D-8B76CA2653D4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Jan-1996 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689290 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002436
  Translated: Altai Fescue - (Needlegrass species, Ricegrass species) Grassland
  Common: Altai Fescue - Needlegrass Mixedgrass Prairie
  Scientific: Festuca altaica - (Hesperostipa spp., Achnatherum spp.) Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002436
(similar) Festuca altaica - (Hesperostipa spp., Achnatherum spp.) Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Festuca altaica - (Hesperostipa spp., Achnatherum spp.) Herbaceous Vegetation