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Atriplex confertifolia - Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex confertifolia - Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs on shale hills, mesas and valley floors at elevations between 1500 and 1900 m (4920-6235 feet) in southern, eastern and western Utah, northwestern Colorado, and central Nevada. Slopes are typically gentle to moderate and may be oriented to any aspect. Bare ground, cryptobiotic crusts and gravel cover most of the unvegetated ground surface. Soils are clay loams or loams and are derived from marine shale or from shale-rich alluvium. A mixed sparse short-shrub canopy dominated by <i>Atriplex confertifolia</i> and <i>Krascheninnikovia lanata</i> characterizes this community, and <i>Picrothamnus desertorum</i> is nearly always present. Other shrubs present may include <i>Artemisia nova, Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis</i>, and <i>Atriplex canescens</i>. Total shrub cover rarely exceeds 25%. The herbaceous layer may be sparse to dense, depending on substrate and grazing history. Common species include <i>Poa fendleriana, Pleuraphis jamesii, Achnatherum hymenoides, Elymus elymoides, Sphaeralcea</i> spp., and <i>Eriogonum</i> spp., although in highly disturbed stands <i>Bromus tectorum</i> will be overwhelmingly dominant. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34243.CEGL001301
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: Shadscale Saltbush - Winterfat Shrubland
  Scientific: Atriplex confertifolia - Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001301