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Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Wet Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This silver or coaltown sagebrush shrubland is found in the northwestern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains of the western United States and Canada. Stands occur on flat alluvial deposits on floodplains, terraces or benches, or alluvial fans. The soils are moderately deep to deep and either silt loam, clay loam, or sandy loam. Flooding may occur periodically and this tends to retard soil development. This community is dominated by a combination of shrubs and graminoids. The total vegetation cover is moderate. The tallest and most conspicuous stratum in this community is a shrub layer that is usually 0.6-1.2 m. <i>Artemisia cana</i> is the dominant in this layer and may be accompanied by <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>. Also present are shorter shrubs such as <i>Artemisia frigida, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Rosa woodsii</i>, and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>. The most abundant graminoid is <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>. This species is typically 0.5-1.0 m tall. It is often accompanied by <i>Nassella viridula</i> and sometimes <i>Koeleria macrantha, Poa pratensis</i>, and <i>Hesperostipa comata</i>. <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i> is the most abundant short graminoid. Typical forb constituents of this community are <i>Achillea millefolium, Gaura coccinea, Sphaeralcea coccinea</i>, and <i>Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29981-{A449D46C-7981-4133-BEDA-838548C813C2} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 16
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 14-Aug-2017 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Artemisia cana ssp. cana Wet Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685305 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001072   Translated: Silver Sagebrush / Western Wheatgrass Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Wet Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001072 (similar) Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland (similar) Artemisia cana / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland