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Sarcobatus vermiculatus Disturbed Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus Disturbed Shrubland
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Description: This greasewood shrubland occurs on saline soils of terraces, swales, alluvial fans and flats, valley floors, playas, toeslopes and ridges throughout the Colorado Plateau and Great Basin and extends to mountain valleys in the southern Rocky Mountains. It is distinguished from other <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i> associations in that disturbance has removed most or all of the native herbaceous understory. Black greasewood will increase in density at the expense of grasses such as <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> under conditions of heavy grazing, since the shrub is only moderately palatable and is somewhat poisonous to livestock. Soil textures in these communities range from sandy loam to silty clay and may have a white salt crust on the soil surface. <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i> dominates the sparse to moderately dense shrub layer, usually with a minor component of <i>Ericameria nauseosa, Suaeda moquinii (= Suaeda torreyana), Opuntia polyacantha, Atriplex canescens</i>, or <i>Atriplex confertifolia</i>. If <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> is present, it is with very low cover. The understory ranges from sparse to dense in cover, but native species typically have very low cover. The dominant herbaceous species tend to be weedy and/or exotic; <i>Vulpia octoflora, </i><i>Bromus </i><i>tectorum, Descurainia pinnata, </i><i>Salsola tragus</i><i>, </i><i>Alyssum desertorum</i>, and <i>Halogeton glomeratus</i> are typical understory species. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31911.CEGL001357
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688271 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Greasewood Disturbed Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001357
  Scientific: Sarcobatus vermiculatus Disturbed Shrubland