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Sarcobatus vermiculatus Disturbed Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus Disturbed Wet Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This greasewood shrubland occurs on saline soils of terraces, swales, alluvial fans and flats, valley floors, playas, toeslopes and ridges throughout the Colorado Plateau and Great Basin and extends to mountain valleys in the southern Rocky Mountains. It is distinguished from other <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i> associations in that disturbance has removed most or all of the native herbaceous understory. <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i> dominates the sparse to moderately dense shrub layer, usually with a minor component of <i>Ericameria nauseosa, Suaeda moquinii, Opuntia polyacantha, Atriplex canescens</i>, or <i>Atriplex confertifolia</i>. If <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> is present, it is with very low cover. The understory ranges from sparse to dense in cover, but native species typically have very low cover. The dominant herbaceous species tend to be weedy and/or exotic; <i>Vulpia octoflora, Bromus tectorum, Descurainia pinnata, Salsola tragus, Alyssum desertorum</i>, and <i>Halogeton glomeratus</i> are typical understory species. Soil textures in these communities range from sandy loam to silty clay and may have a white salt crust on the soil surface.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30266-{C226742C-D310-4781-9FF0-10DEA45627A1} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 14-Jul-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Sarcobatus vermiculatus Intermountain Wet Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688271 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001357   Translated: Greasewood Disturbed Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Sarcobatus vermiculatus Disturbed Wet Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001357 (similar) Sarcobatus vermiculatus Disturbed Shrubland (similar) Sarcobatus vermiculatus Shrubland