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Atriplex confertifolia Wyoming Basins Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex confertifolia Wyoming Basins Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: These open to sparse shrublands are dominated by <i>Atriplex confertifolia</i> but lack other diagnostic species. It is widespread across western and central Wyoming north to the Bighorn Basin in Montana and also occurs in shaly sites in western Colorado and eastern Utah. Stands occur on hills, ridges and toeslopes, and often on badland sites in the Uinta Basin and Colorado Plateau. Soils are often shallow clays or clay loams derived from marine shales, with a high percentage of bare ground and gravel at the surface. Some examples are on sandy soils. Total vegetation cover generally does not exceed 35%. The short-shrub canopy is dominated by <i>Atriplex confertifolia</i>, usually accompanied by other species, including <i>Eriogonum corymbosum, Atriplex corrugata, Atriplex gardneri, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i>, and <i>Tetradymia spinosa</i>. The herbaceous layer is generally sparse but ranges to moderately dense and may be relatively diverse. Common species include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Pseudoroegneria spicata, Poa secunda, Xylorhiza venusta</i>, and <i>Penstemon caespitosus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34407.CEGL001293
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: Shadscale Saltbush Wyoming Basins Shrubland
  Scientific: Atriplex confertifolia Wyoming Basins Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001293