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Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This description is based on occurrences at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata</i> dominates the shrub layer of the plant communities in this association. Total vegetation cover is low to moderate and tends to be higher in the shrub stratum than in the herbaceous stratum. <i>Festuca idahoensis</i> is abundant in the understory and may occasionally codominate this association. Other shrub species are occasionally present and may include <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Purshia tridentata</i>, and other <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> subspecies. The herbaceous layer is diverse and variable, providing low to moderate cover. In addition to <i>Festuca idahoensis</i>, associated graminoids generally include, but are not limited to, <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata, Poa secunda</i>, and the introduced grass <i>Bromus tectorum</i>, which typically occurs at relatively low cover. Forbs are variable, provide sparse cover, and may include <i>Allium</i> spp., <i>Crepis acuminata, Delphinium</i> spp., and <i>Phlox</i> spp. Sites supporting is shrubland may include sloping fans, footslopes, rolling hills, and deep, well-drained alluvial bottomlands. Soils are deep, fine- to medium-textured alluvial soils with some source of subirrigation during the summer season, but moderately deep upland soils with ample moisture storage also support these shrublands. The range of this shrubland association is likely further constrained by the environmental requirements of <i>Festuca idahoensis</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29923-{46512075-A3B3-48D6-8A4B-CC77EB653561}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 02-Jul-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688330 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001014
  Translated: Basin Big Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001014
(similar) Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland
(similar) Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland