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Artemisia cana ssp. cana / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia cana ssp. cana / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Wet Meadow
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This upland vegetation type has been described from the Cheyenne River Basin in northeastern Wyoming and has been reported from the Powder River Basin in north-central Wyoming and from the Ferris Mountains and Seminoe Mountains areas in central Wyoming. In all of these areas, it occupies stabilized sand dunes. <i>Artemisia cana ssp. cana</i> forms an open shrub layer to about 50 cm tall, which often contains <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> and <i>Ericameria</i> spp. as well. Common herbaceous species are <i>Calamovilfa longifolia, Hesperostipa comata, Cryptantha</i> spp., and <i>Eriogonum</i> spp., and other plants (especially <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Pascopyrum smithii</i>, and <i>Andropogon hallii</i>) may be conspicuous and contribute substantial cover. <i>Bromus tectorum</i> and other exotics may be common. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30464-{3AD497C8-B42E-42E0-8EA2-E1B3DF93CD69}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683797 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001555
  Translated: Plains Silver Sagebrush / Prairie Sandreed Shrub Wet Meadow
  Common: Silver Sagebrush / Prairie Sandreed Shrub Prairie
  Scientific: Artemisia cana ssp. cana / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001555
(similar) Artemisia cana ssp. cana / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Artemisia cana ssp. cana / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation