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CEGL001910 Leucopoa kingii Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Spike Fescue Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana and possibly adjacent Wyoming; it also occurs in Idaho. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. The type is typical of high mountain meadows. The site has moderate slopes of 6 to 15%. Soils are silty, with textures of silty clay and silt loam. Additionally, soils are moist to dry and well-drained. Litter is the strongest unvegetated feature for this type, with cover ranging from 70 to 87%. Other unvegetated features at much lower covers are bare ground and small rocks. The one shrub species with common occurrence is Ericameria nauseosa. Overall, shrub cover is low to moderate (10-25%). The herbaceous layer has a much higher cover at 75 to 95%. Two dominant species in the herbaceous layer are Leucopoa kingii and Cerastium arvense. Also found, though in lower abundance, is Pseudoroegneria spicata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This grassland association is known from Idaho, Montana and possibly Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID, MT, WY?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684714
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nf Western North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D022 | 2.B.2.Nf |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nf.2 Saskatoon Serviceberry / Idaho Fescue - Bluebunch Wheatgrass Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M048 | 2.B.2.Nf.2 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.2.a Downy Ryegrass - Idaho Fescue - Spike Fescue Grassland Group | G267 | 2.B.2.Nf.2.a |
| Alliance | A1323 Spike Fescue - Blackroot Sedge - Cushion Phlox Central Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Alpine Grassland Alliance | A1323 | 2.B.2.Nf.2.a |
| Association | CEGL001910 Spike Fescue Grassland | CEGL001910 | 2.B.2.Nf.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Leucopoa kingii Herbaceous Vegetation (Spike Fescue Herbaceous Vegetation) (Stevens et al. 2015)
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- MTNHP [Montana Natural Heritage Program]. 2002b. List of ecological communities for Montana. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Montana State Library, Helena, MT.
- MTNHP [Montana Natural Heritage Program]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, MT.
- Stevens, J. E., D. S. Jones, and K. J. Benner. 2015. Vegetation classification and mapping project report: Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR--2015/1070. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 350 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.