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Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This shrubland association is found in the mountains of southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming, and southwestern and central Montana. Stands occur in valley bottoms and stream terraces at elevations between 1980-2560 m. Sites are relatively mesic, flat to gently sloping, and typically occur between the uplands and the active floodplain. They are typically not flooded, but may be subirrigated from streams and upland seeps. The water table is usually over a meter from the surface. Soils are dark, loamy Mollisols with some mottles. This association has a sparse to moderately dense (20-45% cover) short-shrub layer (<1.0 m tall) that is characterized by at least 5% cover of Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula. Other shrubs include Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Salix wolfii or Salix boothii on moist sites, and Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana on drier sites. The moderately dense graminoid layer is dominated by the perennial bunchgrass Festuca idahoensis. Other native graminoids include Carex microptera, Melica spectabilis, Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei (= Stipa columbiana), Elymus trachycaulus, Poa secunda, and several other species of Carex. Forbs may include Symphyotrichum eatonii (= Aster eatonii), Hymenoxys hoopesii (= Helenium hoopesii), Potentilla gracilis, Valeriana occidentalis, Achillea millefolium, and Fragaria virginiana. Hymenoxys hoopesii will increase with heavy grazing disturbance, as will the introduced species Poa pratensis and Taraxacum officinale.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20118.ARTEMISIACANASS Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Mountain Silver Sagebrush - (Willow species) / Idaho Fescue Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684844 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001075   Scientific: Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland