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Artemisia filifolia / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Artemisia filifolia / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This sand sagebrush shrub type is found in the northwestern Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on sandhills, sandy ridges and sandy valleys. Shrubs are between 0.5 and 1 m in height, with cover typically greater than 20%. <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> is the dominant shrub. The only shrub that becomes codominant with <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> is <i>Yucca glauca</i>, and it typically occurs on lower sand ridges and places where sandhills interface with nearly flat butte tops. Herbaceous cover is sparse to moderate, typically consisting of <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Calamovilfa longifolia, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Carex filifolia</i>, and <i>Andropogon hallii</i>. Some stands may contain <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.37055.CEGL002177 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:   Common: Sand Sagebrush / Prairie Sandreed Shrubland   Translated: Sand Sagebrush / Prairie Sandreed Shrubland   Scientific: Artemisia filifolia / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland   Code: CEGL002177   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686782 NatureServe Explorer