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Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Atriplex gardneri Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Atriplex gardneri Wet Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This "badlands" association is reported from eastern Utah and western Colorado, across Wyoming to Big Horn Basin and up to northeastern Montana. Stands occur on all aspects of moderately steep to steep eroded slopes or on toeslopes composed of clay or shale sediments. Substrates are fine-textured, alkaline and saline, have low permeability, and are composed of acidic shale, bentonite, or some other highly erodible material. Bare ground and gravel make up the majority (80%) of the ground surface. The vegetation is characterized by a sparse to moderately dense (20-40% cover) woody layer codominated by the short shrub <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i> and the dwarf-shrub <i>Atriplex gardneri</i>. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs include scattered <i>Artemisia tridentata, Picrothamnus desertorum, Atriplex confertifolia, Ericameria nauseosa, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Suaeda calceoliformis, Suaeda moquinii</i>, and <i>Tetradymia canescens</i>. The graminoid layer, if present, is sparse and may include <i>Poa secunda, Achnatherum hymenoides, Elymus elymoides</i>, and the introduced annual <i>Bromus tectorum</i>. The forb layer is highly variable in cover and composition because much of it is annual, such as <i>Endolepis dioica</i> and <i>Lappula squarrosa</i>. Common perennial forbs include <i>Iva axillaris, Machaeranthera canescens</i>, and <i>Allium textile</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30269-{3EA8A365-8E12-4810-AA48-8F0B9C83A3BC} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 12-Nov-2008 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Sarcobatus vermiculatus Intermountain Wet Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686888 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001360   Translated: Greasewood / Gardner's Saltbush Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Atriplex gardneri Wet Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Atriplex gardneri Shrubland (similar) CEGL001360 (similar) Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Atriplex gardneri Shrubland