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Antennaria microphylla - Artemisia scopulorum Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Antennaria microphylla - Artemisia scopulorum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This alpine vegetation type apparently has been described only from three stands at about 3265 m (10,700 feet) elevation on Carter Mountain along the eastern edge of the Absaroka Mountains in northwestern Wyoming. Stands of this association occur on the lower portions of relatively steep, leeward slopes where snow accumulation is thought to be moderate. The vegetation consists of a single strata of scattered forbs, graminoids, and cushion plants up to 20 cm tall, with <i>Antennaria microphylla</i> and <i>Artemisia scopulorum</i> contributing 25% of the standing crop of herbage. Other forbs contributing substantial standing crop are <i>Achillea millefolium, Oxytropis parryi, Cerastium arvense</i>, and <i>Lomatium cous (= Lomatium montanum)</i>. Graminoids contribute about 24% of the standing crop, and the most abundant taxa are <i>Poa</i> spp., <i>Koeleria macrantha, Festuca rubra</i>, and <i>Carex elynoides</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34063.CEGL001847
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: Littleleaf Pussytoes - Alpine Sagebrush Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Antennaria microphylla - Artemisia scopulorum Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001847