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Artemisia frigida Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia frigida Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland alliance is dominated by the dwarf-shrub <i>Artemisia frigida</i>. Total shrub cover ranges from 5-85%. Other common shrubs and dwarf-shrubs include <i>Artemisia nova, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Tetradymia canescens</i>, and the cactus <i>Pediocactus simpsonii</i>. The understory is dominated by perennial graminoids, including <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Bouteloua gracilis</i>, and <i>Poa secunda</i>. Other herbaceous species often include low-growing cushion plants. Other herbaceous associates may include <i>Festuca brachyphylla, Hymenoxys richardsonii, Paronychia sessiliflora, Penstemon strictus, Poa fendleriana, Stenotus armerioides, Pleiacanthus spinosus</i>, and <i>Tetraneuris torreyana</i>. Cryptogamic cover varies from low to moderate and is occasionally as high as 55%, mostly composed of crustose and foliose lichens. This alliance is described from the Colorado Plateau and western slope of the southern Rocky Mountains. Stands occur on mid to upper slopes and tops of mesas, hills and ridges, but also midslopes of mountains, active slopes and on valley terraces. Site are flat to moderately steep (to 53% slope) on all aspects between 2315 and 2965 m elevation. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38362-{DD13FA66-BB84-4464-B073-5FAEA502E05C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Mar-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899206 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2565
  Translated: Prairie Sagewort Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
  Common: Prairie Sagewort Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Artemisia frigida Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Artemisia frigida Shrubland Alliance
(similar) A.2565