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Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Great Plains Grassland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Great Plains Grassland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance is found in the northern Great Plains on upland plateaus and in open areas surrounded by ponderosa pine forest. <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> is clearly dominant, and <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila</i> is constant and abundant. Also usually present are <i>Koeleria macrantha, Artemisia ludoviciana, Symphyotrichum ericoides</i>, and <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>. <i>Hesperostipa comata</i> is often present but only as a minor component of the vegetation. It is found on moderate slopes (5-15%) of all aspects at around 1200 m elevation. Soils tend to range from loam to sandy loam.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39247-{4FE50CC7-ADA9-47AB-86D4-A5FF883BFFDD} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Hesperostipa comata - Bouteloua gracilis Dry Mixedgrass Prairie Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Grassland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900088 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A4037   Translated: Idaho Fescue - Sun Sedge Great Plains Grassland Alliance   Common: Great Plains Idaho Fescue - Sun Sedge Grassland   Scientific: Festuca idahoensis - Carex inops ssp. heliophila Great Plains Grassland Alliance