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Artemisia rothrockii / Monardella odoratissima Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia rothrockii / 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. Stands of this vegetation are found between 2650 and 3110 m (8700-10,200 feet) of elevation on varied slopes and aspects, but largely southerly facing. Stands are near seeps or streams with perennial moisture. Soils are gravelly silt loams to loamy sands, and often carbonate-rich. This dwarf-shrubland is heavily dominated by <i>Artemisia rothrockii</i>. The only shrubs which co-occur in this association are <i>Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, Ribes montigenum</i>, and <i>Holodiscus discolor</i>. Graminoids dominate the open herbaceous layer, and species composition may be highly variable among stands. <i>Carex filifolia, Danthonia intermedia</i>, and/or <i>Poa wheeleri</i> are the most common graminoid associates. Forbs only total a small amount of cover in this association, typified by the diagnostic forb <i>Monardella odoratissima</i>. Other forbs which are often present, at very low cover values, may include <i>Antennaria rosea, Penstemon rydbergii, Juncus</i> sp., and/or <i>Horkelia fusca</i>. Twenty-five other species have been recorded on plots of this association, but none achieve more than 30% constancy. The forb <i>Castilleja miniata</i> and the graminoid <i>Poa wheeleri</i> each achieve 5% cover in 30% of plots. All other recorded species (mostly graminoids) only contribute a trace to the overall cover. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36693-{B63A2807-14AD-4E32-B00F-833DCC89AAA9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686208 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008652
  Translated: Timberline Sagebrush / Alpine Mountainbalm Shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia rothrockii / Monardella odoratissima Shrubland
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