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Artemisia tripartita ssp. rupicola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia tripartita ssp. rupicola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This type has been described from the eastern side of the Wind River Mountains in west-central Wyoming, the Shirley Mountains in central Wyoming, and the Laramie Mountains in southeastern Wyoming. Stands occur on windswept gentle slopes and broad ridgetops, with coarse-textured soils. The vegetation contains a graminoid component and a dwarf-shrub component, with smaller amounts of forbs and, sometimes, taller shrubs. The most common graminoids are Festuca idahoensis (which may dominate or be a secondary species), Pseudoroegneria spicata (which often contributes the most cover), Leucopoa kingii, and Poa spp. (Poa fendleriana, Poa cusickii, Poa secunda). Artemisia tripartita ssp. rupicola is the dominant dwarf-shrub, and Ericameria nauseosa often is present. Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana or Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis may also be present in smaller amounts. Common forbs are Antennaria microphylla, Phlox hoodii, Artemisia frigida, and Cerastium arvense. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25054.ARTEMISIATRIPAR
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Wyoming Threetip Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688396 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001540
  Scientific: Artemisia tripartita ssp. rupicola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Artemisia tripartita ssp. rupicola / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation