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Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This dwarf-shrubland association is reported from northern and eastern Utah and Montana. Utah stands occur in flat bottomlands north of the Great Salt Lake, and alluvial fans and hillsides along the Green River. Sites are flat to moderately steep (12%). Soils are calcareous, alkaline, and typically saline and fine-textured. One site had gravelly/cobbly substrate. The vegetation is composed solely of or dominated by Atriplex gardneri without an herbaceous layer. Associated shrubs may include minor cover of Gutierrezia sarothrae, Atriplex confertifolia, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, or Picrothamnus desertorum (= Artemisia spinescens). No herbaceous layer is reported though scattered grasses such as Pleuraphis jamesii (= Hilaria jamesii) and Elymus elymoides may be present. Invasive species such as Bromus tectorum and Halogeton glomeratus are present in some stands. The dominance of Atriplex gardneri and the lack of an herbaceous layer are diagnostic of this association.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22300.ATRIPLEXGARDNER 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 gardneri Dwarf-shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Gardner's Saltbush Dwarf-shrubland   Scientific: Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687371 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001438 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland