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Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Pascopyrum smithii - (Elymus lanceolatus) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Pascopyrum smithii - (Elymus lanceolatus) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This greasewood shrub prairie is found in saline habitats in the northwestern Great Plains of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on flat to gently sloping alluvial fans, terraces, lakebeds, and floodplains. The soil is usually deep clay, silty clay, sandy clay, or loam, although coarse soils are possible. They are saline or alkaline, but salt crusts on the surface are typically absent. Parent material is usually alluvium. This community has moderate to dense vegetation cover. Medium-tall (0.5-1.5 m) shrubs are scattered throughout with a total shrub canopy of 10-25%. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i>, with <i>Artemisia tridentata, Atriplex confertifolia</i>, and <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> in smaller amounts. <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i> and <i>Rhus aromatica</i> are sometimes found in more mesic microhabitats within this community. Herbaceous cover is sparse beneath the shrubs and otherwise moderate to dense. The dominant species are typically 0.5-1 m tall. The most abundant species is <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>, usually accompanied by <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Bromus japonicus, Bromus tectorum</i>, and <i>Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata)</i>. Few forbs are found in this community. <i>Achillea millefolium</i> and <i>Opuntia polyacantha</i> are the only species with high constancy. Overall species diversity in this community is low.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32362.CEGL001508 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.2.687417 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Greasewood / Western Wheatgrass Shrub Prairie   Translated: Greasewood / Western Wheatgrass - (Thick-spike Wheatgrass) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Pascopyrum smithii - (Elymus lanceolatus) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001508