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Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) / Poa secunda Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) / Poa secunda Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Artemisia cana is usually the only shrub, but Ericameria nauseosa (= Chrysothamnus nauseosus) occasionally occurs. Poa secunda (usually in the formerly recognized, large, Poa secunda ssp. nevadensis form) is the most common herbaceous species. Other common understory species include Lupinus argenteus, Elymus elymoides, Trifolium gymnocarpon, Astragalus lentiginosus, Eleocharis macrostachya, Distichlis spicata (= Distichlis stricta), Polyctenium fremontii, and Camissonia tanacetifolia (= Oenothera tanacetifolia). This association is found in northern Great Basin playas in sites that are flooded for several months during the winter and early spring but which rapidly dry up as the weather warms. Soils are saline. In more saline soils at slightly lower elevations on the playa, Artemisia cana / Eleocharis macrostachya and Eleocharis macrostachya associations occur. These sites remain flooded for a longer period of time than the Artemisia cana / Poa secunda sites. Playa centers are often the monotypic Camissonia tanacetifolia association, which remains flooded for longer than the other associations and have more saline soils. At higher elevations, Artemisia cana playas usually find Poa fendleriana replacing Poa secunda as the dominant grass.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22336.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: (Bolander Silver Sagebrush, Mountain Silver Sagebrush) / Curly Bluegrass Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686511 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001548   Scientific: Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) / Poa secunda Shrubland   Common: Silver Sagebrush / Curly Bluegrass Sparse Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) / Poa secunda Shrubland