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Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association occurs on riparian terraces and drainage bottoms in western Colorado that rarely, if ever, flood. Elevations range from 1521 to 1873 m (5000-6145 feet), and sites are level to gently sloping. Soils tend to be fine-textured silty clays derived from alluvium. The vegetation is characterized by a canopy of <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata</i> 1-3 m tall with 30-45% cover, and a moderately dense understory dominated by <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> with 30% cover. Other shrubs associated with this community may include <i>Ericameria nauseosa, Rhus trilobata</i>, and <i>Sarcobatus vermiculatus</i>. The herbaceous layer may include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Distichlis spicata, Pascopyrum smithii, Phragmites australis</i>, and <i>Glycyrrhiza lepidota</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31109-{96B0915A-CC29-4CB0-AF6C-3482F2C59639}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 07-Feb-2006 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.758079 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002200
  Translated: Basin Big Sagebrush / Alkali Sacaton Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland