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Cercocarpus ledifolius / Artemisia tridentata Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Cercocarpus ledifolius / Artemisia tridentata Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This woodland is known from Nevada, Idaho and southern Utah. The following description is from southern Nevada and southern Utah stands. This woodland occurs on high mountain slopes and ridges or low washes at 2072 to 2835 m (6800-9300 feet) elevation. Soils are rapidly drained sandy loams derived from alluvium or rhyolitic welded ash-flows. This woodland appears as clumps of taller <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> amongst a sea of the lower statured <i>Artemisia tridentata</i>. Other tree species may include <i>Juniperus osteosperma, Juniperus scopulorum</i>, pinyon spp., and <i>Pinus ponderosa</i>. Other shrubs include <i>Amelanchier pallida, Purshia tridentata, Chrysothamnus</i> spp., <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae, Tetradymia canescens, Sambucus caerulea, Symphoricarpos</i> spp., and <i>Ericameria nauseosa</i>. The herbaceous layer has sparse cover and includes the bunchgrasses <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i> and <i>Elymus elymoides</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34155.CEGL000960
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: Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany / Big Sagebrush Woodland
  Scientific: Cercocarpus ledifolius / Artemisia tridentata Woodland
  Code: CEGL000960