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CEGL001914 Leucopoa kingii - Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Spike Fescue - Muttongrass Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This plant association occurs on broad, gentle alpine ridges of the Challis Volcanics and Beaverhead Mountains ecoregional sections in east-central Idaho. The association occurs on gentle to moderately steep, low-inclination slopes that are areas of snow and soil accumulation. Elevations range from 2990 to 3140 m (9800-10,300 feet). Moderately deep, stable, gravelly soils are derived from limestone, siliceous volcanic rocks, and quartzite. Leucopoa kingii forms dense stands with Poa secunda, Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana, Lupinus argenteus, Agoseris glauca, Erigeron compositus, Oxytropis sericea, and Cymopterus nivalis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The association is described by Moseley (1985) from 17 plots located in the Beaverhead Mountains, Lost River Range, Lemhi Range, White Knob Mountains, and Pioneer Mountains of east-central Idaho. The association is not specifically named by the author.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Leucopoa kingii (= Festuca kingii) forms dense stands with Poa secunda, Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana, Lupinus argenteus, Agoseris glauca, Erigeron compositus, Oxytropis sericea, and Cymopterus nivalis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The association occurs on gentle to moderately steep, low-inclination slopes that are areas of snow and soil accumulation. Elevations range from 2990 to 3140 m (9800-10,300 feet). Moderately deep, stable, gravelly soils are derived from limestone, siliceous volcanic rocks, and quartzite.
Geographic Range: The association is known only from alpine habitats of the Challis Volcanics and Beaverhead Mountains ecoregional sections in east-central Idaho.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | CEGL001914 Spike Fescue - Muttongrass Grassland | CEGL001914 | 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: < Stable Spike Fescue Community Type (Moseley 1985)
< Stable Spike Fescue Community Type (Moseley 1987a)
< Stable Spike Fescue Community Type (Moseley 1987a)
- 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.
- Moseley, R. K. 1985. Synecological relationships of alpine spike-fescue grasslands in east-central Idaho. Unpublished thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow. 70 pp.
- Moseley, R. K. 1987a. Synecological relationships of alpine spike-fescue (Leucopoa kingii (Wats.) Weber) grasslands in eastcentral Idaho, U.S.A. Unpublished manuscript prepared for Arctic and Alpine Research. 33 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.