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Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis / Hesperostipa comata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis / Hesperostipa comata Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is from the Columbia River Basin of Oregon and Washington (Columbia Basin and western portion of the Okanogan Highlands ecoregional sections) and the Snake River Plain (Owyhee Uplands and Snake River Basalts ecoregional sections) in Idaho. The association is restricted to sandy loam or uniformly high calcareous silt loam soils which receive approximately 8-12 inches precipitation annually. Stands are dominated by <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis</i>. <i>Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides)</i> and <i>Elymus elymoides</i> are consistently present with <i>Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata)</i>. <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> is commonly associated. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34139.CEGL001051
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: Wyoming Big Sagebrush / Needle-and-Thread Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis / Hesperostipa comata Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001051