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CEGL002986 Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis / Elymus elymoides Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lahontan Sagebrush / Squirreltail Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is characterized by a shrub layer dominated by Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis and a grass layer in which the dominant perennial grass is clearly Elymus elymoides. This association has been observed on steep hillsides just above alluvial fans coming out of the Virginia Range on the east side of Reno, Nevada.
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: This association is characterized by a shrub layer dominated by Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis and a grass layer in which the dominant perennial grass is clearly Elymus elymoides.
Dynamics: In danger of conversion to ~Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis / Bromus tectorum Ruderal Shrubland (CEGL002985)$$ (with ground or herbivory disturbances) or even to Bromus tectorum Annual Grassland (with wildfire).
Environmental Description: This association has been observed on steep hillsides just above alluvial fans coming out of the Virginia Range, Nevada.
Geographic Range: This association has been observed on steep hillsides just above alluvial fans coming out of the Virginia Range on the east side of Reno, Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA?, NV, OR?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685845
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.2 Little Sagebrush - Black Sagebrush - Scabland Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland Macrogroup | M170 | 3.B.1.Ne.2 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b Little Sagebrush - Bigelow''s Sagebrush - Black Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland Group | G308 | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b |
| Alliance | A2548 Lahontan Sagebrush Shrubland Alliance | A2548 | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b |
| Association | CEGL002986 Lahontan Sagebrush / Squirreltail Shrubland | CEGL002986 | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis (Lahontan sagebrush scrub) Provisional Alliance (Sawyer et al. 2009) [35.121.00]
- Peterson, Eric. Personal communication. Plant Ecologist, Nevada Natural Heritage Program, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Carson City, NV.
- Sawyer, J. O., T. Keeler-Wolf, and J. Evens. 2009. A manual of California vegetation. Second edition. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento CA. 1300 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.
- Winward, A. H., and E. D. McArthur. 1995. Lahontan sagebrush (Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis): A new taxon. Great Basin Naturalist 55(2):151-157.