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Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dwarf-shrubland association is reported from northern and eastern Utah, western Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Sites are flat to steep (58%). Soils are calcareous, alkaline, and typically saline and fine-textured. One site has a gravelly/cobbly substrate. Total vegetation cover is generally sparse, rarely exceeding 15%. The vegetation is composed solely of or dominated by <i>Atriplex gardneri</i> without an herbaceous layer. Associated shrubs may include minor cover of <i>Atriplex confertifolia, Atriplex corrugata, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Ephedra torreyana, Eriogonum corymbosum, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Picrothamnus desertorum, Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i>, and/or <i>Tetradymia spinosa</i>. No herbaceous layer is reported, though scattered grasses such as <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Pleuraphis jamesii (= Hilaria jamesii)</i>, and <i>Elymus elymoides</i> may be present. Invasive species such as <i>Bromus tectorum, Halogeton glomeratus</i>, and <i>Malcolmia africana</i> are present in some stands. Biological soil crusts may cover up to 50% of the ground surface. The dominance of <i>Atriplex gardneri</i> and the lack of a significant herbaceous layer are diagnostic of this association. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34299.CEGL001438
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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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: Gardner's Saltbush Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Atriplex gardneri Dwarf-shrubland
  Code: CEGL001438