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Quercus gambelii / Artemisia tridentata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus gambelii / Artemisia tridentata Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This montane shrubland association has been described from mountains and plateaus of Utah and western Colorado. Sites are variable and occur on nearly level mesas to steep hillslopes (to 75%) coves, terraces, and washes. Elevation ranges from 1512-2506 m (4950-8215 feet). Soils are rapidly drained sandy loam, loamy sand, and gravelly loams. There is typically high cover of litter and low to moderate cover by bedrock, large and small rocks, and bare ground. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense to dense (10-65% cover) tall-shrub layer (2-5 m tall) that is dominated by <i>Quercus gambelii</i>, with a sparse to moderately dense short-shrub layer dominated by <i>Artemisia tridentata</i>, often forming a mosaic of oak and sagebrush. If present, <i>Amelanchier</i> spp. and <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i> occur in minor amounts (<10% cover). Other shrubs that may be present include <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Purshia tridentata, Opuntia</i> spp., <i>Rosa</i> spp., <i>Symphoricarpos</i> spp., and <i>Tetradymia canescens</i>. The relatively sparse herbaceous layer is a mixture of grasses and forbs. In stands with a relatively sparse mixed shrub layer (<25% total shrub cover), <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> needs to strongly dominate (have twice the cover of other short shrubs such as <i>Amelanchier</i> spp. and <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i>) to separate from similar associations.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32697.CEGL001111 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.2.685113 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Quercus gambelii / Artemisia tridentata Shrubland   Translated: Gambel Oak / Big Sagebrush Shrubland   Code: CEGL001111