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Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This silver or coaltown sagebrush shrubland is found in the northwestern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains of the western United States. Stands occur on flat alluvial deposits on floodplains, terraces or benches, or alluvial fans. The soils are moderately deep to deep and either silt loam, clay loam, or sandy loam. Flooding may occur periodically and this tends to retard soil development. This community is dominated by a combination of shrubs and graminoids. The total vegetation cover is moderate. The tallest and most conspicuous stratum in this community is a shrub layer that is usually 0.6-1.2 m. Artemisia cana is the dominant in this layer and may be accompanied by Symphoricarpos occidentalis. Also present are shorter shrubs such as Artemisia frigida, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Rosa woodsii, and Gutierrezia sarothrae. The most abundant graminoid is Pascopyrum smithii. This species is typically 0.5-1.0 m tall. It is often accompanied by Nassella viridula and sometimes Koeleria macrantha, Poa pratensis, and Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata). Bouteloua gracilis is the most abundant short graminoid. Typical forb constituents of this community are Achillea millefolium, Gaura coccinea, Sphaeralcea coccinea, and Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21000.ARTEMISIACANAPA 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 Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Silver Sagebrush / Western Wheatgrass Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685305 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001072   Scientific: Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland   Common: Silver Sagebrush / Western Wheatgrass Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland