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Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula / Deschampsia cespitosa Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula / Deschampsia cespitosa Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This low-shrub vegetation type is found in riparian zones along mountain streams of western Wyoming, southeastern Idaho, and eastern Utah, at elevations up to 2560 m (8400 feet) in the north and 2800 m (9200 feet) in the south. It grows on relatively dry riparian sites located on stream terraces or sloping valley bottoms with deep, usually fine-textured soils. Water is present in the soil profile at least part of the year. The vegetation consists of a low-shrub layer (&lt;1 m tall) dominated by <i>Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula</i> and that often contains <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda</i> and <i>Salix wolfii</i>. The dense herbaceous undergrowth may be composed mainly of graminoids or may be codominated by graminoids and forbs. <i>Deschampsia cespitosa</i> contributes as much canopy cover as does any other native species. <i>Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Carex microptera, Poa pratensis, Hymenoxys hoopesii</i>, and <i>Fragaria virginiana</i> often are present and may contribute substantial cover. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29983-{F27EF81C-9A67-4516-91FE-09ED32C05373}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 27-Sep-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683720 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001074
  Translated: Mountain Silver Sagebrush / Tufted Hairgrass Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula / Deschampsia cespitosa Wet Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula / Deschampsia caespitosa Shrubland
(similar) Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula / Deschampsia caespitosa Shrubland
(similar) CEGL001074