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Ribes (cereum, montigenum) - Ericameria discoidea Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ribes (cereum, montigenum) - Ericameria discoidea Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is currently only described from Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This high-elevation shrubland association is known from 3107-3462 m (10,190-11,355 feet) on moderate to somewhat steep slopes. Sites include high slopes and avalanche chutes on rocky substrates that include colluvium, bedrock and till. Soils are well-drained to rapidly drained soils composed of loamy sand and silt loam. This association is characterized by a sparse to open short- or dwarf-shrub layer dominated by <i>Ribes montigenum, Ribes cereum</i>, and <i>Ericameria discoidea</i>. Scattered trees, including <i>Picea engelmannii</i> and <i>Pinus flexilis</i>, may be present. The only other shrubs documented include <i>Juniperus communis</i> and <i>Ceanothus martinii</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse to open and diverse. Common species include <i>Arenaria congesta, Artemisia michauxiana, Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius, Elymus elymoides, Erigeron tener, Eriogonum umbellatum, Monardella odoratissima, Phlox pulvinata, Poa fendleriana, Poa secunda, Trifolium gymnocarpon</i>, and <i>Trisetum spicatum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34204-{63FB608E-2E73-4658-914D-B7FB68C89F4F} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 19-Jul-2018 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Ribes cereum - Ribes montigenum - Dasiphora fruticosa Alpine Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.857890 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005445   Translated: (Wax Currant, Gooseberry Currant) - White-stem Goldenbush Shrubland   Scientific: Ribes (cereum, montigenum) - Ericameria discoidea Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Ribes (cereum, montigenum) - Ericameria discoidea Shrubland