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Atriplex confertifolia - Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Atriplex confertifolia - Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association occurs on shale hills, mesas and valley floors at elevations between 1500 and 1900 m (4920-6235 feet) in southern, eastern and western Utah, northwestern Colorado, central Nevada, and eastern California. Slopes are typically gentle to moderate and may be oriented to any aspect. Bare ground, cryptobiotic crusts and gravel cover most of the unvegetated ground surface. Soils are clay loams or loams and are derived from marine shale or from shale-rich alluvium. A mixed sparse short-shrub canopy dominated by <i>Atriplex confertifolia</i> and <i>Krascheninnikovia lanata</i> characterizes this community, and <i>Picrothamnus desertorum</i> is nearly always present. Other shrubs present may include <i>Artemisia nova, Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis</i>, and <i>Atriplex canescens</i>. Total shrub cover rarely exceeds 25%. The herbaceous layer may be sparse to dense, depending on substrate and grazing history. Common species include <i>Poa fendleriana, Pleuraphis jamesii, Achnatherum hymenoides, Elymus elymoides, Sphaeralcea</i> spp., and <i>Eriogonum</i> spp., although in highly disturbed stands <i>Bromus tectorum</i> will be overwhelmingly dominant.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30210-{1F229E35-7277-453F-AA89-73430D7770A4} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-Jan-2017 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Atriplex confertifolia Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685646 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001301   Translated: Shadscale Saltbush - Winterfat Shrubland   Scientific: Atriplex confertifolia - Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Atriplex confertifolia - Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrubland (similar) Atriplex confertifolia - Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrubland (similar) CEGL001301