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Cercocarpus montanus / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Cercocarpus montanus / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This mountain-mahogany shrubland is found in the western and southern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains in the western United States. Stands occur on moderate to steep slopes on clay loam and loam soils. The vegetation is dominated by Cercocarpus montanus, which forms an open canopy approximately 1-2 m tall. The herbaceous stratum rarely exceeds 1 m. Cover by herbaceous species is sparse to moderate. Bouteloua curtipendula is the most abundant species Artemisia frigida is a typical small dwarf-shrub in the layer. Common herbaceous species are the forbs Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (= Aster oblongifolius), Hedeoma hispida, and the grasses Aristida purpurea and Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides).  Accession Code: VB.CC.21562.CERCOCARPUSMONT 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: Cercocarpus montanus Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Mountain-mahogany / Sideoats Grama Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685408 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001086   Scientific: Cercocarpus montanus / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland   Common: Mountain Mahogany / Side-oats Grama Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Cercocarpus montanus / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland