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Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Total vegetation cover of this plant community is generally low to moderate and is characterized by an open shrub canopy of <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i>. Other short shrubs that may be present and provide sparse cover include <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> and <i>Artemisia tripartita</i>. Cover of the herbaceous layer is typically lower than that of the shrub layer. The graminoid component of this community is dominated by <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>. Additional graminoids that may be common or even codominant in the understory include <i>Achnatherum nelsonii</i> and <i>Poa secunda</i>. <i>Bromus tectorum</i> may also occasionally be present at low cover values. Forbs are variable and are normally sparse in terms of cover. Component forb species that occur with some regularity include <i>Gayophytum</i> spp. and <i>Orthocarpus</i> spp. This association generally occurs in areas that have experienced disturbance. <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i>-dominated communities often result from wildland fires in sagebrush steppe ecosystems. Slopes may range from gentle to moderately steep. Soils have textures ranging from silt loam to sandy loam to loamy sand, and bare soil covers most of the unvegetated ground surface. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34342-{C9EBF2F1-7747-4AB3-A5AB-A4A140C7AB5E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 04-Apr-2017 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.948008 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005592
  Translated: Yellow Rabbitbrush / Western Wheatgrass Shrubland
  Scientific: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus / Pascopyrum smithii Shrubland