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Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Elymus lanceolatus Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Elymus lanceolatus Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This mountain big sagebrush shrubland is only known from Fossil Butte National Monument in southwestern Wyoming. Stands occur on the slope of the Bullpen and the north face of Fossil Butte. The sites are gentle to moderate (3-7°), north- or southeast-oriented slopes between 2159 and 2469 m elevation. The unvegetated surface has sparse to high exposure of bare soil, sparse cover of small and large rocks, and sparse to high cover of litter. The soils are rapidly drained and texturally are loam or clay derived from the Wasatch Formation. This association is characterized by a low to moderate short-shrub layer dominated by <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana</i> (18-40%) with the perennial grass <i>Elymus lanceolatus</i> (12-35% cover) dominating the herbaceous layer. Total vegetation cover ranges from 61-81%. The shrub layer includes other short and dwarf-shrubs with sparse to low cover, such as <i>Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba, Atriplex confertifolia, Eriogonum microthecum, Krascheninnikovia lanata</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>. The herbaceous layer has moderate species diversity and contributes sparse to low cover. Other grasses include <i>Leymus cinereus</i> and <i>Poa secunda</i>. Forbs include <i>Achillea millefolium, Lithospermum ruderale, Mertensia oblongifolia, Phlox hoodii</i>, and exotic <i>Taraxacum officinale</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34081-{72A95EE4-81B9-43FD-AC8E-3FE267CD3D24} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 12-Nov-2008 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis - Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Steppe & Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.803006 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005318   Translated: Mountain Big Sagebrush / Thick-spike Wheatgrass Shrubland   Scientific: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Elymus lanceolatus Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Elymus lanceolatus Shrubland