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Atriplex canescens / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex canescens / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This fourwing saltbush type is found in the southern Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur in dry barren flats, slopes, and bluffs. Soils are shallow, rocky, and alkaline. The vegetation is dominated by shrubs between 0.5 and 1 m tall. In Kansas, the dominant shrub is Atriplex canescens, with associated species being Rhus aromatica, Toxicodendron rydbergii and Yucca glauca. The herbaceous layer of short to medium tall grasses includes Bouteloua gracilis and Bouteloua curtipendula.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20288.ATRIPLEXCANESCE 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: Atriplex canescens Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684552 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001283   Scientific: Atriplex canescens / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland   Common: Fourwing Saltbush / Blue Grama Shrubland   Translated: Fourwing Saltbush / Blue Grama Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Atriplex canescens / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland