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Atriplex gardneri / Pleuraphis jamesii Dwarf-shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex gardneri / Pleuraphis jamesii Dwarf-shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association occurs on barren shale slopes and flats in the northern Colorado Plateau of Colorado and Utah. The vegetation is generally sparse and consists of an open canopy of dwarf-shrubs consisting primarily or entirely of <i>Atriplex gardneri</i> and an open to sparse herbaceous stratum in which <i>Pleuraphis jamesii</i> is conspicuous. Other grasses, such as <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i> and <i>Poa secunda</i>, and a diversity of forbs that are typical of shale badlands are also usually present with sparse cover. The substrate is fine-textured soil derived from marine shale, but there is often a layer of gravel or small rocks on the ground surface.  Accession Code: VB.CC.34301.CEGL001441 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]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684058 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Gardner's Saltbush / James' Galleta Dwarf-shrubland   Scientific: Atriplex gardneri / Pleuraphis jamesii Dwarf-shrubland   Code: CEGL001441