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Artemisia tridentata / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia tridentata / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrubland association occurs on warm sites with relatively deep soils at around 2000 m (6560 feet) elevation in the Colorado Plateau and Great Basin. Slopes are gentle to moderate, aspects tend to be southerly, and the sandy soils may have a high percentage of bare soil, rock and gravel. This shrubland association is characterized by low to moderate cover of <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> and an understory dominated by grasses, chief among them <i>Pleuraphis jamesii</i>. <i>Chrysothamnus depressus</i> and various species of cactus are common in the shrub layer but with very low cover. Many other grasses may grow with the <i>Pleuraphis</i>, including <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Elymus elymoides, Hesperostipa comata</i>, and <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>. Forbs are sparse and include no diagnostic species. Most stands have been impacted by domestic livestock grazing. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34651.CEGL001005
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.2.684498 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Big Sagebrush / James' Galleta Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia tridentata / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001005