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Artemisia tridentata / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia tridentata / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29914-{BB235194-3E0F-4F01-8BFE-C17C36860AF1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 07-Feb-2006 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684498 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001005
  Translated: Big Sagebrush / James' Galleta Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia tridentata / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland
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(similar) Artemisia tridentata / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland
(similar) CEGL001005
(similar) Artemisia tridentata / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland