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Artemisia cana ssp. cana Shrub Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia cana ssp. cana Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance consists of open prairie grasslands with a shrub component. It is limited to the northern Great Plains, east of the Continental Divide. It occurs on deep, well-drained spoils in and around the breaklands, along stream terraces and floodplains, and small mesic draws and swales that have escaped the plow. The shrub layer is dominated by Artemisia cana ssp. cana. Shrub cover ranges from 0.5-1.5 m tall, and shrub canopy cover is 10-50%. On sandy uplands associated graminoid species include Calamovilfa longifolia, Hesperostipa comata, Achnatherum hymenoides, and Bouteloua gracilis.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18451.ARTEMISIACANASS Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 16-Apr-2002 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Artemisia cana ssp. cana Shrub Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Plains Silver Sagebrush Shrub Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125048 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.2554