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Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Hesperostipa comata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Hesperostipa comata Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is known from southern Utah to southern Idaho and western Wyoming and is likely to occur in northern Nevada. It occurs on moderate slopes between 1372 to 2850 m (4500-9350 feet) elevation. Soils are deep and range from clay loam to sandy loams. <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana</i> is the dominant shrub. <i>Purshia tridentata, Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Ericameria</i> sp., <i>Artemisia tripartita</i>, and <i>Amelanchier alnifolia</i> may be present at upper elevations, and at lower altitudes <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> and <i>Tetradymia canescens</i> can be common. <i>Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata)</i> is the principal understory species. <i>Festuca idahoensis, Pseudoroegneria spicata (= Agropyron spicatum)</i>, and <i>Koeleria macrantha</i> may be present in small amounts. Other herbaceous species that may be present include <i>Carex rossii, Achnatherum lettermanii, Achnatherum nelsonii, Pseudoroegneria spicata, Poa pratensis, Antennaria microphylla</i>, and <i>Eriogonum umbellatum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34363.CEGL002931
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: Mountain Big Sagebrush / Needle-and-Thread Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Hesperostipa comata Shrubland
  Code: CEGL002931