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Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) / Poa secunda Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) / Poa secunda Shrubland
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Description: <i>Artemisia cana</i> is usually the only shrub, but <i>Ericameria nauseosa (= Chrysothamnus nauseosus)</i> occasionally occurs. <i>Poa secunda</i> (usually in the formerly recognized, large, <i>Poa secunda ssp. nevadensis</i> form) is the most common herbaceous species. Other common understory species include <i>Lupinus argenteus, Elymus elymoides, Trifolium gymnocarpon, Astragalus lentiginosus, Eleocharis macrostachya, Distichlis spicata (= Distichlis stricta), Polyctenium fremontii</i>, and <i>Camissonia tanacetifolia (= Oenothera tanacetifolia)</i>. This association is found in northern Great Basin playas in sites that are flooded for several months during the winter and early spring but which rapidly dry up as the weather warms. Soils are saline. In more saline soils at slightly lower elevations on the playa, <i>Artemisia cana / Eleocharis macrostachya</i> and <i>Eleocharis macrostachya</i> associations occur. These sites remain flooded for a longer period of time than the <i>Artemisia cana / Poa secunda</i> sites. Playa centers are often the monotypic <i>Camissonia tanacetifolia</i> association, which remains flooded for longer than the other associations and have more saline soils. At higher elevations, <i>Artemisia cana</i> playas usually find <i>Poa fendleriana</i> replacing <i>Poa secunda</i> as the dominant grass. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34018.CEGL001548
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: (Bolander Silver Sagebrush, Mountain Silver Sagebrush) / Sandberg Bluegrass Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) / Poa secunda Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001548