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Antennaria microphylla - Artemisia scopulorum Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Antennaria microphylla - Artemisia scopulorum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This alpine vegetation type apparently has been described only from three stands at about 10,700 feet elevation on Carter Mountain along the eastern edge of the Absaroka Mountains in northwestern Wyoming. Stands of this association occur on the lower portions of relatively steep, leeward slopes where snow accumulation is thought to be moderate. The vegetation consists of a single strata of scattered forbs, graminoids, and cushion plants up to 20 cm tall, with Antennaria microphylla and Artemisia scopulorum contributing 25% of the standing crop of herbage. Other forbs contributing substantial standing crop are Achillea millefolium, Oxytropis parryi, Cerastium arvense, and Lomatium cous (= Lomatium montanum). Graminoids contribute about 24% of the standing crop, and the most abundant taxa are Poa spp., Koeleria macrantha, Festuca rubra, and Carex elynoides. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19874.ANTENNARIAMICRO
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Littleleaf Pussytoes - Alpine Sagebrush Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684490 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001847
  Scientific: Antennaria microphylla - Artemisia scopulorum Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Antennaria microphylla - Artemisia scopulorum Herbaceous Vegetation