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A.2557 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.2557
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance occurs throughout the northern half of the Intermountain West in relatively moist environments, including alkaline or saline playa lakes. Stands are characterized by an open to closed, medium-tall shrub canopy of ~Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula$ or ~Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi$. The shrub layer ranges from 0.5-1.5 m tall, and shrub canopy cover ranges from 10-60%. In most stands, ~Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula$ or ~Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi$ is the only dominant shrub, although other shrubs can be present. Herbaceous cover can be abundant to very sparse, but perennial graminoids generally total less than 20% cover. Species include ~Festuca idahoensis, Festuca thurberi, Festuca ovina, Elymus elymoides, Deschampsia caespitosa, Poa secunda (= Poa nevadensis), Poa cusickii, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, Leymus cinereus, Eleocharis palustris$, and ~Danthonia intermedia$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1822.A2557
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-Apr-2002 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.A.4.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: ARTEMISIA CANA (SSP. BOLANDERI, SSP. VISCIDULA) SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.2557
  Common: (Bolander Silver Sagebrush, Mountain Silver Sagebrush) Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) Shrubland Alliance