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CEGL001615 Festuca idahoensis - Eriogonum caespitosum Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Idaho Fescue - Matted Buckwheat Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is described from alpine slopes of the Pioneer, White Knob, and Beaverhead mountains of central Idaho. The association occurs at the lower margin of the alpine zone on moderately steep south-facing slopes. Elevation ranges from 3110 to 3125 m (10,190-10,250 feet). Substrate parent materials are of volcanic origin. Festuca idahoensis dominates the relatively sparse, low-growing vegetation. Eriogonum caespitosum is codominant. Agoseris glauca, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Eriogonum ovalifolium, Ivesia gordonii, and Lupinus argenteus are present to common.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Composition data are from a limited geographical range. The association is recognized on the basis of Caicco (1983) and Moseley (1985) but is not identified as an association by either author.
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: The association is currently known from a relatively small area, alpine slopes of the Pioneer, White Knob, and Beaverhead mountains of central Idaho, but is expected to occur over a broader range.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA?, ID
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684930
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?Q
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 | A3965 Idaho Fescue - Northern Single-spike Sedge - Timber Oatgrass Central Rocky Mountain Subalpine Dry Grassland Alliance | A3965 | 2.B.2.Nf.2.a |
| Association | CEGL001615 Idaho Fescue - Matted Buckwheat Grassland | CEGL001615 | 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: = Festuca idahoensis - Eriogonum caespitosum Community Type (Caicco 1983)
= Festuca idahoensis Community Type (Moseley 1985)
= Festuca idahoensis Community Type (Moseley 1985)
- 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.
- Caicco, S. L. 1983. Alpine vegetation of the Copper Basin area, south-central Idaho. Unpublished thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow. 99 pp.
- Moseley, R. K. 1985. Synecological relationships of alpine spike-fescue grasslands in east-central Idaho. Unpublished thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow. 70 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.