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Grassland Parks

Ecoregion in Rocky Mountains in NM, CO

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The Grassland Parks ecoregion also consists of high intermontane valleys similar in elevation to the drier Sagebrush Parks (21i); however, water availability is greater in 21j and the region supports grasslands rather than the sagebrush shrubland and steppe found in 21i. Grasslands with bunchgrasses are dominant, and include Arizona fescue, Idaho fescue, mountain muhly, bluebunch wheatgrass, needle-and-thread, Junegrass, and slender wheatgrass. Springs and wetlands may occur. Some subalpine/montane fens are found where groundwater seepage has persistently reached the surface and supported peatland development. There are only a few trees or shrubs, and if present, they are widely scattered and mature.

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