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CEGL001530 Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Big Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: Big Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Compare this association with ~Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Shrubland (CEGL001014)$$ and ~Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Grassland (CEGL001533)$$.
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: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MT, NV, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.B Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S11 | 3.B |
| Formation | 3.B.1 Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F033 | 3.B.1 |
| Division | 3.B.1.Ne Western North American Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D040 | 3.B.1.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 3.B.1.Ne.3 Big Sagebrush - Threetip Sagebrush - Antelope Bitterbrush Steppe & Shrubland Macrogroup | M169 | 3.B.1.Ne.3 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.3.b Basin Big Sagebrush - Threetip Sagebrush - Antelope Bitterbrush Big Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland Group | G302 | 3.B.1.Ne.3.b |
| Alliance | A3183 Basin Big Sagebrush - Foothill Big Sagebrush Mesic Steppe & Shrubland Alliance | A3183 | 3.B.1.Ne.3.b |
| Association | CEGL001530 Big Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Grassland | CEGL001530 | 3.B.1.Ne.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Artemisia tridentata - Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Daubenmire 1970)
= Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Community (Blackburn et al. 1968a)
= Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (McLean 1970)
= Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Mueggler and Stewart 1980)
= Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Hironaka et al. 1983)
< Big Sagebrush / Bunchgrass (Hall 1973)
= Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Community (Blackburn et al. 1968a)
= Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (McLean 1970)
= Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Mueggler and Stewart 1980)
= Artemisia tridentata / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Hironaka et al. 1983)
< Big Sagebrush / Bunchgrass (Hall 1973)
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