Alpine Turf Plant Community

Alpine Turf Plant Community

Rocky Mountain Alpine Turf Plant Community Loveland Pass, Summit County Summary The Alpine Turf Plant Community can be thought of as an ecological successor of the Alpine Fellfield – Cushion Plant Community previously described in this Alpine Life Zone section. That...
Alpine Wet Meadows

Alpine Wet Meadows

Alpine Snowbed, Wet Meadow & Dwarf-shrubland Loveland Lakes, Summit County, Colorado When the surrounding landforms allow more water retention, alpine snowbeds, wet meadows and dwarf shrublands can occur in both the alpine and subalpine zones, supporting a new suite...
Alpine Fellfield

Alpine Fellfield

Alpine Fell-field Cushion Plant Community Summit Lake, Clear Creek County Alpine Fell Field Fell field – such an unusual name for such an unusual place. The most direct path to understanding them both is to know that in this case, the word fell is the one used...