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Gutierrezia sarothrae - Krascheninnikovia lanata - Atriplex canescens / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Gutierrezia sarothrae - Krascheninnikovia lanata - Atriplex canescens / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Grassland with shrubs and dwarf-shrubs. Total vegetation ground cover is 15-30%. The grasses tend to occur in patches where pockets of soil have accumulated. Characteristic species include <i>Bouteloua eriopoda, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Atriplex canescens</i>, and <i>Sphaeralcea</i> sp. Other associated species are <i>Aristida purpurea var. fendleriana, Coleogyne ramosissima, Pleuraphis rigida (= Hilaria rigida), Scleropogon brevifolius, Lycium andersonii, Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides)</i>, and <i>Dasyochloa pulchella (= Erioneuron pulchellum)</i>. Found on silty loams derived from Kaibab Limestone. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33873.CEGL001733
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
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  Translated: Broom Snakeweed - Winterfat - Fourwing Saltbush / Black Grama Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Gutierrezia sarothrae - Krascheninnikovia lanata - Atriplex canescens / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001733