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Ericameria nauseosa Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Ericameria nauseosa Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance includes both natural and semi-natural stands from localized areas across the northern Great Plains and throughout the western U.S. Naturally occurring stands have been described from areas of partially stabilized sands, in a region of actively moving dune deposits, from 1525-1800 m elevation in southeastern Idaho and in other areas of high natural disturbance such as on steep colluvial slopes, along drainages or in floodplains. The semi-natural stands included in this alliance are seral shrubland communities resulting from overgrazing by livestock, road building, or other cultural disturbance of typically grass-dominated communities. Elevations range from 1220-1800 m. Soils are variable, but generally well-drained and coarse-textured. The vegetation is characterized by a open to moderately dense, short-shrub layer (15-60% cover) that is dominated by Ericameria nauseosa. Depending on geography, associated shrubs may include scattered Artemisia tridentata, Artemisia filifolia, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Rhus trilobata, Opuntia spp., Prunus virginiana, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, and Yucca spp. The herbaceous layer can vary from moderately dense and dominated by graminoids to absent. Common native grasses include Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides), Bouteloua spp., Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus, Leymus flavescens (= Elymus flavescens), Pascopyrum smithii, Pleuraphis jamesii, Pseudoroegneria spicata, and Sporobolus cryptandrus. Native forbs generally have low cover. Disturbed stands typically have high cover of introduced annual Bromus species.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23423.ERICAMERIANAUSE Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Ericameria nauseosa Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Rubber Rabbitbrush Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125948 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.835