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CEGL001499 Yucca glauca / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Soapweed Yucca / Bluebunch Wheatgrass Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: Soapweed Yucca / Bluebunch Wheatgrass Shrub Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This uncommon type was sampled at four locations. Typically the sites occur on uplands with low to moderately steep slopes. Soils range from mesic to xeric, are well-drained, and have a clay loam texture. Small rocks and bare ground make up the biggest proportion of the unvegetated layer, with 33 and 38% cover, respectively. The dwarf-shrub layer is made up of three common species: Yucca glauca, Gutierrezia sarothrae, and Artemisia frigida. Artemisia nova may also be present with low cover (<20%). Total cover for this layer ranges from 10-25%. The herbaceous layer (50-75%) is very diverse, but Pseudoroegneria spicata, Carex filifolia, and Bouteloua gracilis are more abundant than others.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This shrub grassland is known from Montana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683643
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nb Central North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D023 | 2.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nb.4 Sand Bluestem - Prairie Sandreed - Sand Sagebrush Great Plains Sand Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M052 | 2.B.2.Nb.4 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.4.b Northern Great Plains Sand Grassland & Shrubland Group | G889 | 2.B.2.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A1540 Soapweed Yucca - Prairie Sandreed Sand Prairie Scrub Alliance | A1540 | 2.B.2.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL001499 Soapweed Yucca / Bluebunch Wheatgrass Shrub Grassland | CEGL001499 | 2.B.2.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Yucca glauca / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (Soapweed Yucca / Bluebunch Wheatgrass Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation) (Stevens et al. 2015)
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- MTNHP [Montana Natural Heritage Program]. 2002b. List of ecological communities for Montana. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Montana State Library, Helena, MT.
- MTNHP [Montana Natural Heritage Program]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, MT.
- Stevens, J. E., D. S. Jones, and K. J. Benner. 2015. Vegetation classification and mapping project report: Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR--2015/1070. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 350 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.