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CEGL002994 Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita / Leymus cinereus Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Threetip Sagebrush / Basin Wildrye Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This description is based on occurrences at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. Shrubs may be conspicuous in this plant community, but herbaceous species have equal or greater coverage. Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita is the dominant shrub species; other shrub species may be present to relatively common as well. The herbaceous stratum is typically dominated by graminoids of moderate to moderately high cover. Leymus cinereus is the most abundant herbaceous species in terms of cover and visual dominance. Other graminoids may also be present at lower cover values. Forbs form a major and highly variable component of this vegetation type. Stands occur on flat to sloping upland sites. Soil texture is loam, sandy loam, or clay loam, but is highly variable. This association is uncommon at Craters of the Moon. It is found in locations with better soil development such as kipukas or adjacent to volcanic flows.
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 currently only known from Idaho.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686081
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GU
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 | A1528 Threetip Sagebrush - Big Sagebrush Mesic Steppe & Shrubland Alliance | A1528 | 3.B.1.Ne.3.b |
| Association | CEGL002994 Threetip Sagebrush / Basin Wildrye Shrub Grassland | CEGL002994 | 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 tripartita ssp. tripartita / Elymus cinereus (Moseley 1987c)
= Threetip Sagebrush / Basin Wildrye Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita / Leymus cinereus Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation) (Bell et al. 2009)
= Threetip Sagebrush / Basin Wildrye Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita / Leymus cinereus Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation) (Bell et al. 2009)
- Bell, J., D. Cogan, J. Erixson, and J. Von Loh. 2009. Vegetation inventory project report, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/UCBN/NRTR-2009/277. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 358 pp.
- Moseley, R. K. 1987c. Idaho preserve design package: Formation Spring, Caribou County, Idaho. Unpublished report prepared by The Nature Conservancy, Idaho Field Office, Ketchum, ID. 9 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.