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Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Ericameria parryi Shrub Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Ericameria parryi Shrub Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This is a dry, sparse herbaceous shrubland thought to be primarily the result of disturbance by ungulate overgrazing. At present it is known from central Colorado and southern Utah. The following description is from Colorado stands only. This shrubland occurs at an elevation of approximately 2535-2580 m (8325-8462 feet). It occupies decomposing granite gravels with fine silt and clay soil particles interspersed. Stand exposure ranges from northeast to southeast (60-165°), and the slopes are moderately steep, from 5-11%. The sites are considered well-drained to rapidly drained. Similar sites elsewhere would support a <i>Festuca arizonica - Muhlenbergia filiculmis</i> grassland. The dominant dwarf-shrubs, e.g., <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> and <i>Ericameria parryi, Artemisia frigida</i>, and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, typically provide from 20-35% foliar cover. Grass species common in these stands include <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Muhlenbergia filiculmis, Festuca arizonica, Elymus elymoides</i>, and <i>Koeleria macrantha</i>, and they provide from 15-25% foliar cover. Foliar cover by forbs was less than 5% for all stands sampled and typically was in the range of 2-4%. The more common forbs observed included <i>Hymenoxys richardsonii, Geranium caespitosum</i>, and <i>Besseya plantaginea</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31685-{41469A67-E07F-4488-BB4D-FC4E366CDE6C} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 25-Feb-2009 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Steppe & Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687712 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002781   Translated: Yellow Rabbitbrush - Parry's Rabbitbrush Shrub Grassland   Scientific: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Ericameria parryi Shrub Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Ericameria parryi Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation