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Achnatherum hymenoides - Psoralidium lanceolatum Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Achnatherum hymenoides - Psoralidium lanceolatum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This herbaceous association ranges from Colorado and Utah north to Idaho and Montana and may also extend into Saskatchewan, Canada. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, and the following description is based on occurrences there. It is also reported from Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and possibly Saskatchewan. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs on dunefields and sandsheets at 2320 to 2355 m elevation. Stands are generally flat to slightly rolling. Soils are rapidly drained sands, and ground cover is dominated by bare soil. The majority of stands are located near stabilized dunefields. This is a sparsely vegetated (<30% total cover) community of active or stabilized dunes. <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i> (10-30%) is dominant to codominant with <i>Psoralidium lanceolatum</i> (<10%). The few other species present may include scattered <i>Ericameria nauseosa</i> shrubs and trace amounts of graminoids and forbs such as <i>Hesperostipa comata, Redfieldia flexuosa, Sporobolus</i> spp., <i>Helianthus</i> spp. <i>Salsola</i> spp., and <i>Lygodesmia juncea</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34537.CEGL001650
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.2.688539 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Indian Ricegrass - Lemon Scurfpea Mixedgrass Prairie
  Translated: Indian Ricegrass - Lemon Scurfpea Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Achnatherum hymenoides - Psoralidium lanceolatum Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001650