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Atriplex gardneri / Xylorhiza venusta Dwarf-shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Atriplex gardneri / Xylorhiza venusta Dwarf-shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This dwarf-shrub association occurs on badland topography developed in marine shales in southeastern Utah and is likely to occur in similar habitats in western Colorado. Stands occupy low ridges and the sides of pediments with gentle to moderate slopes and variable aspects between approximately 1300 and 1500 m elevation. The unvegetated surface consists almost entirely of bare ground with little to no litter. Soils are shallow, silty clay-textured, and derived from shales of the Mancos or Morrison formations. The vegetation is characterized by a sparse canopy of the dwarf-shrub <i>Atriplex gardneri</i> with between 1 and 15% cover. Sometimes <i>Atriplex gardneri</i> is the only shrub present, but more often the shrub layer includes scattered individuals of <i>Atriplex confertifolia, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Eriogonum bicolor, Krascheninnikovia lanata</i>, and <i>Picrothamnus desertorum</i>. The herbaceous layer generally only contains a few species, among which <i>Xylorhiza venusta</i> is the most conspicuous. Other forbs include <i>Eriogonum cernuum, Eriogonum inflatum, Sphaeralcea</i> spp., and <i>Machaeranthera grindelioides</i>; grasses provide only trace cover. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30355-{C895B125-F658-402D-9BA2-21A820E4EA3E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 10-Nov-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690028 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001446
  Translated: Gardner's Saltbush / Charming Woody-aster Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Atriplex gardneri / Xylorhiza venusta Dwarf-shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001446
(similar) Atriplex gardneri / Xylorhiza venusta Dwarf-shrubland
(similar) Atriplex gardneri / Xylorhiza venusta Dwarf-shrubland