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Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland association is found in the mountains of southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming, and southwestern and central Montana. Stands occur in valley bottoms and stream terraces at elevations between 1980-2560 m. Sites are relatively mesic, flat to gently sloping, and typically occur between the uplands and the active floodplain. They are typically not flooded, but may be subirrigated from streams and upland seeps. The water table is usually over a meter from the surface. Soils are dark, loamy Mollisols with some mottles. This association has a sparse to moderately dense (20-45% cover) short-shrub layer (&lt;1.0 m tall) that is characterized by at least 5% cover of <i>Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula</i>. Other shrubs include <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Salix wolfii</i> or <i>Salix boothii</i> on moist sites, and <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana</i> on drier sites. The moderately dense graminoid layer is dominated by the perennial bunchgrass <i>Festuca idahoensis</i>. Other native graminoids include <i>Carex microptera, Melica spectabilis, Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei, Elymus trachycaulus, Poa secunda</i>, and several other species of <i>Carex</i>. Forbs may include <i>Symphyotrichum eatonii, Hymenoxys hoopesii, Potentilla gracilis, Valeriana occidentalis, Achillea millefolium</i>, and <i>Fragaria virginiana</i>. <i>Hymenoxys hoopesii</i> will increase with heavy grazing disturbance, as will the introduced species <i>Poa pratensis</i> and <i>Taraxacum officinale</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29984-{6CB60403-3630-4BA6-B7C9-86D92D8B045F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684844 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001075
  Translated: Mountain Silver Sagebrush - (Willow species) / Idaho Fescue Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Wet Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland
(similar) CEGL001075
(similar) Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula - (Salix spp.) / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland