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Cercocarpus ledifolius / Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cercocarpus ledifolius / Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is documented in southeastern Oregon and southern Utah and possibly occurs in the Owyhee Uplands of Idaho, in scattered mountain ranges in the northern Great Basin region of Nevada and California, and the Colorado Plateau of western Colorado. Sites are well-drained loams or loamy sands over basalt, sandstone or rhyolite. Elevations range from 1600-1950 m (5250-6400 feet) in Oregon and around 2750 m (9025 feet) in Utah and Colorado. Aspects are variable, with slopes ranging from 0-60%. The vegetation is variable in its appearance. The canopy may be open to moderately closed, with a sparse to dense shrub understory. The canopy typically is dominated by <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius</i>, which averages 50% cover but may have as much as 80% cover or as little as 20%. Common shrubs include <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Amelanchier alnifolia, Cercocarpus montanus, Paxistima myrsinites, Ericameria nauseosa, Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>, and <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i>. <i>Elymus elymoides</i> and <i>Achnatherum lemmonii</i> are the most common grasses, but <i>Festuca idahoensis, Poa fendleriana, Pseudoroegneria spicata</i>, and <i>Poa secunda</i> may also be present. Stands may have emergent trees of <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> that range in height from 15-20 m tall and provide less than 5% cover.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29931-{27F2571A-F51E-4C55-B85B-351A80C588E0} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-Jun-2006 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Cercocarpus ledifolius Shrubby Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687419 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001022   Translated: Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany / Mountain Big Sagebrush Woodland   Scientific: Cercocarpus ledifolius / Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Cercocarpus ledifolius / Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Woodland (similar) CEGL001022 (similar) Cercocarpus ledifolius / Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Woodland