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Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba / Elymus lanceolatus Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba / Elymus lanceolatus Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs in northwestern Colorado and adjacent Utah, as well as southwestern Wyoming. Elevations range between 1600 and 2450 m (5250-8040 feet), and sites are on gentle to moderately steep slopes oriented to any aspect. Soils are typically shallow and rocky with a clay loam texture, as they are derived from underlying Mancos, Morrison, Wasatch or Green River shale. Ground cover is mostly bare soil with organic litter concentrated under the shrubs. Surface gullying in many sites indicates that precipitation tends to run off rather than be absorbed by the soil. The vegetation is characterized by 10 to 30% cover of the dwarf-shrub <i>Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba</i>. Other low-statured shrubs that may be present with low cover include <i>Atriplex confertifolia</i> and <i>Krascheninnikovia lanata</i>. The herbaceous layer is dominated by <i>Elymus lanceolatus</i> with 5 to 10% cover. Other common grasses include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i> and <i>Poa secunda</i>. Forb species are variable, but <i>Phlox hoodii</i> appears throughout the range. Total vegetation cover rarely exceeds 45%. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31982.CEGL002585
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]
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  Translated: Alkali Sagebrush / Thick-spike Wheatgrass Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba / Elymus lanceolatus Shrubland
  Code: CEGL002585