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Phleum alpinum - Elymus trachycaulus - Agrostis variabilis Subalpine Mesic Meadow Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Phleum alpinum - Elymus trachycaulus - Agrostis variabilis Subalpine Mesic Meadow Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: The vegetation of this upper subalpine to lower alpine mesic meadow alliance is characterized by a mesic herbaceous layer that has moderate to dense cover dominated or codominated by diagnostic perennial grass species <i>Agrostis variabilis, Elymus trachycaulus</i>, or <i>Phleum alpinum</i>. Dominant forb species are <i>Achillea millefolium</i> and <i>Symphyotrichum foliaceum</i>, with <i>Antennaria corymbosa, Agoseris glauca, Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum</i>, and exotic <i>Taraxacum officinale</i> frequently present. The ground surface is covered with nonvascular plants such as lichens, liverworts, and mosses forming a cryptogamic crust. Plant associations occur in the central Rocky Mountains including the Yellowstone Plateau, south into the Colorado Plateau west to high ranges in the Great Basin and possibly Sierra Nevada. Elevations range from 2500 to 3900 m. Associations are found in mesic to wet meadows, floodplains, and near seeps and streambanks on medium-textured, mineral soils. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39159-{C494821B-BF91-483F-9CF4-FA3399014B31}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Mar-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900000 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3949
  Translated: Alpine Timothy - Slender Wheatgrass - Mountain Bentgrass Subalpine Mesic Meadow Alliance
  Common: Subalpine Alpine Timothy - Slender Wheatgrass - Mountain Bentgrass Mesic Meadow
  Scientific: Phleum alpinum - Elymus trachycaulus - Agrostis variabilis Subalpine Mesic Meadow Alliance