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Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Shrub Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Shrub Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This steppe or open shrubland is known from the southern San Luis Valley of Colorado, the lower slopes of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, northern Utah, and Death Valley, California. The vegetation is characterized by an open to moderate shrub layer dominated by <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> with 3-20% cover. Other shrub species may be present with low cover, such as <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata, Atriplex canescens, Ericameria nauseosa, Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, and <i>Tetradymia canescens</i>. The herbaceous layer is mainly a mixture of grasses, including <i>Hesperostipa comata, Koeleria macrantha, Poa secunda, Pseudoroegneria spicata</i>, and introduced annuals <i>Bromus briziformis</i> and <i>Bromus tectorum</i>. <i>Leymus cinereus</i> may be present in mesic gully bottoms in Utah. Scattered forbs are present, such as <i>Antennaria</i> spp., <i>Astragalus bisulcatus, Castilleja</i> spp., <i>Cirsium undulatum, Cryptantha humilis, Linanthus pungens</i>, and <i>Linanthus watsonii</i>. Colorado stand information will be added at a later date. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31438-{5007BC43-DB01-46FB-B431-5A2E8DD89D96}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-Jan-2017 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.769588 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002530
  Translated: Yellow Rabbitbrush Shrub Grassland
  Scientific: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Shrub Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation