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Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Monardella odoratissima Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Monardella odoratissima Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland association is currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association grows on moderate to steep west-facing slopes. Stands are concentrated at about 3050 m (10,000 feet) elevation. This association is dominated by an open canopy of <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana</i>, with <i>Spiraea splendens var. splendens</i> as an occasional associate. The herbaceous layer is sparse but diverse. <i>Monardella odoratissima</i> is the dominant and diagnostic forb but only at very low cover. <i>Erysimum capitatum var. perenne</i> and <i>Phacelia mutabilis</i> are also often present. Several graminoids are represented in trace amounts in the herbaceous layer, including <i>Elymus elymoides, Melica bulbosa, Bromus suksdorfii</i>, and/or <i>Achnatherum pinetorum</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32358-{BD2D704C-590F-42E4-AF67-7BBAF7B942E4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686689 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003476
  Translated: Mountain Big Sagebrush / Alpine Mountainbalm Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Monardella odoratissima Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Monardella odoratissima Shrubland
(similar) Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Monardella odoratissima Shrubland