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Artemisia filifolia / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia filifolia / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This sand sagebrush shrub type is found in the northwestern Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on sandhills, sandy ridges and sandy valleys. Shrubs are between 0.5 and 1 m in height, with cover typically greater than 20%. <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> is the dominant shrub. The only shrub that becomes codominant with <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> is <i>Yucca glauca</i>, and it typically occurs on lower sand ridges and places where sandhills interface with nearly flat butte tops. Herbaceous cover is sparse to moderate, typically consisting of <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Calamovilfa longifolia, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Carex filifolia</i>, and <i>Andropogon hallii</i>. Some stands may contain <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31086-{059AC11B-61BA-450C-8869-DCC38733CA2A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Aug-1999 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686782 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002177
  Translated: Sand Sagebrush / Prairie Sandreed Shrubland
  Common: Sand Sagebrush / Prairie Sandreed Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia filifolia / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002177
(similar) Artemisia filifolia / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland
(similar) Artemisia filifolia / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland