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Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Carex geyeri Shrub Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Carex geyeri Shrub Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland association is present in southern and central Idaho, western Wyoming, northeastern Oregon, and central and western Colorado. Stands are found above 1524 m (5000 feet) elevation predominantly on southerly aspects of moderate to steep mountain ridges and slopes. In Colorado, the association is found on gentle slopes or ridgetops. Soils are derived from colluvial deposits with a moderate to high percentage of course fragments. <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana</i> dominates the shrub overstory. Commonly the shrub <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i> may be present but with low cover. The understory is dominated by <i>Carex geyeri</i>. Common herbaceous species include <i>Arenaria aculeata, Eriogonum heracleoides, Eriogonum umbellatum, Festuca idahoensis, Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata</i>, and <i>Lupinus argenteus</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30441-{8358CA12-7858-45C5-87C3-4C550DAB3818}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Feb-2006 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686264 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001532
  Translated: Mountain Big Sagebrush / Geyer's Sedge Shrub Grassland
  Scientific: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Carex geyeri Shrub Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Carex geyeri Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Carex geyeri Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL001532