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Salix spp. - Artemisia cana Ruderal Understory Wet Shrubland Alliance \| NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix spp. - Artemisia cana Ruderal Understory Wet Shrubland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: These riparian shrublands are dominated by native willows such as <i>Salix exigua, Salix monticola, Salix geyeriana, Salix drummondiana, Salix commutata</i>, and others, as well as shrublands dominated by <i>Artemisia cana</i> (<i>ssp. viscidula</i> and <i>ssp. bolanderi</i>) where the understory herbaceous layer has been completely replaced by non-native invasive species such as <i>Bromus tectorum, Poa pratensis, Dactylis glomerata, Bromus inermis, Elymus repens, Medicago sativa, Trifolium repens, Melilotus officinalis</i>, and <i>Phragmites australis</i>. This alliance occurs in relatively moist environments, including riparian areas and alkaline or saline playa lakes of the western U.S. Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39402-{F2D89820-D793-4ED1-80F3-C6CD68B6FFE4} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 28-Sep-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Poa pratensis - Conyza canadensis - Cirsium arvense Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide Artemisia cana (ssp. bolanderi, ssp. viscidula) / Poa pratensis Ruderal Wet Shrubland Salix exigua / Agrostis stolonifera Ruderal Wet Shrubland Salix exigua / Phalaris arundinacea Ruderal Wet Shrubland	Names: UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.958437 NatureServe Explorer Code: A4217 Translated: Willow species - Silver Sagebrush Ruderal Understory Wet Shrubland Alliance Common: Ruderal Willow - Silver Sagebrush Wet Shrubland Scientific: Salix spp. - Artemisia cana Ruderal Understory Wet Shrubland Alliance