Rough fescue grasslands, also called parkland fescue grassland. Dominated by plains rough fescue and western porcupine grass, the rough fescue grassland covers most of the grassland area in the Aspen Parkland. Most of the rough fescue grasslands have been broken for cereal production, or have been overgrazed. Remnants of unbroken or moderately grazed rough fescue grassland are becoming harder and harder to find. Dominated by salt grass, alkali grass and numerous forbs, the salt meadows are found around the edges of salt lakes.
Salt lakes occupy the lowest position in the landscape.
Runoff and ground water from the uplands picks up minute levels of salts from glacial till and bedrock and carries it to the salt lakes. When the water evaporates, the salt is left behind, over time a salt lake develops. Fresh water sedge meadows. Fresh water sedge meadows are dominated by sedges, tufted hairgrass, and marsh reed grass. Fresh water sedge meadows do not accumulate salts because they occur at slightly elevated locations.