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Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Shrub Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Stands of the alliance occur on mesas on the Colorado Plateau. A stand has been described from a small woodland park at 2220 m elevation on south end of Bridger Jack Mesa in southern Utah. Slopes are gentle to moderate, and aspects are generally eastern. Soil is loamy fine sand derived from eolian deposits overlaying sandstone. Stands are characterized by a moderate graminoid layer dominated by the medium-tall bunchgrass Leymus salinus ssp. salinus with a sparse shrub layer dominated by the evergreen shrub Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus. Other grasses present include Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides) and patches of Bouteloua gracilis. Associated shrubs and dwarf-shrubs, such as Amelanchier utahensis, Artemisia tridentata, Ephedra viridis, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Mahonia fremontii, and Yucca baccata, were scattered in the park. Young Pinus edulis and Juniperus osteosperma trees were also present in the stand. The forb layer was sparse This grassland stand was surrounded by a Juniperus woodland and an Artemisia tridentata - Ephedra viridis shrubland.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27505.CHRYSOTHAMNUSVI 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: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Shrub Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Green Rabbitbrush Shrub Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126413 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1524