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Artemisia longifolia Badlands Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia longifolia Badlands Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This vegetation is known from badlands in the northwestern Great Plains on acid-shale barrens and clay slopes. The vegetation layer is usually sparse (&lt;10% cover) but may range up to 20%. It is less than 1 m tall and is dominated by the perennial forb <i>Artemisia longifolia</i> with <i>Eriogonum pauciflorum</i> sometimes codominating. Scattered graminoids and other forbs are also typically present and may include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Calamagrostis montanensis, Calamovilfa longifolia, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Schizachyrium scoparium, Solidago missouriensis, Stellaria media</i>, and <i>Thermopsis rhombifolia</i>. Scattered <i>Rosa arkansana</i> shrubs are often present. Stands occur on dry scree slopes, as well as acid-shale barrens. Sites are common on moderate to steep, highly eroded slopes with southern and western aspects. Substrates may be deep but are poorly developed, fine-textured soils. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38285-{CC32A82F-45BA-4F10-A519-6EF06E1C4A5F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899181 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A1874
  Translated: Longleaf Wormwood Badlands Alliance
  Common: Longleaf Wormwood Badlands
  Scientific: Artemisia longifolia Badlands Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Artemisia longifolia Sparsely Vegetated Alliance
(similar) A.1874