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Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula / Leptodactylon pungens Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula / Leptodactylon pungens Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is currently only described from Yosemite National Park, California. Similar associations are known from the subalpine regions of the Cascades, Warner Mountains, White, Inyo, and Sweetwater ranges in addition to the Sierra Nevada. This association prefers dry slopes and summits on talus or shallow soils between 1800 and 3600 m (5900-11,800 feet) elevation. It has scattered shrubs emergent over an open ground layer composed of subshrubs, forbs, and graminoids. The canopy is less than 1 meter in height. <i>Artemisia arbuscula</i> is an important to dominant species. The subshrubs <i>Ericameria discoidea, Leptodactylon pungens</i>, and/or <i>Ribes cereum</i> may also be present along with the forb <i>Ipomopsis congesta</i>. Other common associates may include <i>Vaccinium caespitosum, Phlox pulvinata, Carex congdonii, Danthonia unispicata, Arabis lemmonii, Podistera nevadensis, Calamagrostis purpurascens, Holodiscus discolor, Sambucus racemosa, Artemisia rothrockii</i>, and/or <i>Stenotus acaulis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34645.CEGL003482
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.2.684941 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Little Sagebrush / Granite Prickly-phlox Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula / Leptodactylon pungens Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003482