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Name: Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dwarf-shrubland alliance occurs in western Colorado and eastern Utah, Wyoming and Montana on mesas, plateaus, plains, low hills and eroded 'badlands.' Sites are nearly flat to moderately steep with moderately deep to deep, usually saline, alkaline soils. Soils are typically fine-textured and often have high erosion rates because of poor infiltration and high runoff. The soil surface is often mostly barren. Stands have a very sparse to moderately dense cover of dwarf-shrubs that is dominated by Atriplex gardneri. Picrothamnus desertorum (= Artemisia spinescens) and Artemisia tridentata are codominants in some stands. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs may include Atriplex spp., Krascheninnikovia lanata, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, Suaeda spp., and Tetradymia spinosa. The herbaceous layer, if present, may be dominated by graminoids or forbs. Common species include Pleuraphis jamesii (= Hilaria jamesii), Leymus salinus, Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides), Pascopyrum smithii, Eriogonum pauciflorum, Xylorhiza venusta, or Monolepis nuttalliana. Diagnostic of this dwarf-shrubland alliance is the dominance or codominance of Atriplex gardneri. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19197.ATRIPLEXGARDNER
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
  Translated: Gardner's Saltbush Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125828 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1110