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Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Ericameria parryi Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Ericameria parryi Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This is a dry, sparse herbaceous shrubland thought to be primarily the result of disturbance by ungulate overgrazing. At present it is known from central Colorado and southern Utah. The following description is from Colorado stands only. This shrubland occurs at an elevation of approximately 2535-2580 m (8325-8462 feet). It occupies decomposing granite gravels with fine silt and clay soil particles interspersed. Stand exposure ranges from northeast to southeast (60-165°), and the slopes are moderately steep, from 5-11%. The sites are considered well-drained to rapidly drained. Similar sites elsewhere would support a <i>Festuca arizonica - Muhlenbergia filiculmis</i> grassland. The dominant dwarf-shrubs, e.g., <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> and <i>Ericameria parryi, Artemisia frigida</i>, and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, typically provide from 20-35% foliar cover. Grass species common in these stands include <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Muhlenbergia filiculmis, Festuca arizonica, Elymus elymoides</i>, and <i>Koeleria macrantha</i>, and they provide from 15-25% foliar cover. Foliar cover by forbs was less than 5% for all stands sampled and typically was in the range of 2-4%. The more common forbs observed included <i>Hymenoxys richardsonii, Geranium caespitosum</i>, and <i>Besseya plantaginea</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34488.CEGL002781
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
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  Translated: Yellow Rabbitbrush - Parry's Rabbitbrush Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Ericameria parryi Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002781