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CEGL002195 Artemisia longifolia Badlands Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Wormwood Badlands Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Longleaf Wormwood Badlands
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This longleaf wormwood sparse vegetation type is found in the badlands regions of the northern Great Plains of the United States. Stands are found on sparsely vegetated, eroding slopes or flat clay ridges. Some slopes may be acidic, others more alkaline. Soils are poorly consolidated clays and silts. Stands may be particularly common on bentonite clay bands found on the ridges and slopes of the badlands. The vegetation is sparse, often much less than 10% cover, and species richness is very low. Short shrubs are the most conspicuous. Artemisia longifolia is the most frequent, or it may be associated with Atriplex nuttallii, Eriogonum pauciflorum, or Gutierrezia sarothrae.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Bare soil may be extensive. See also ~Eroding Great Plains Badlands Sparse Vegetation (CEGL002050)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is sparse, often much less than 10% cover, and species richness is very low. Short shrubs are the most conspicuous. Artemisia longifolia is the most frequent, and it may be associated with Atriplex nuttallii, Eriogonum pauciflorum, or Gutierrezia sarothrae (Von Loh et al. 1999).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands, which may be less than 0.1 ha in size (at least in Badlands National Park, South Dakota), are found on sparsely vegetated eroding slopes or flat clay ridges. Some slopes may be acidic, others more alkaline. Soils are poorly consolidated clays and silts. Stands may be particularly common on bentonite clay bands found on the ridges and slopes of the badlands (Von Loh et al. 1999).
Geographic Range: This badlands longleaf wormwood type is found in the Badlands regions of the northern Great Plains of the United States, particularly in the western Dakotas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ND, SD
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688291
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 6 Open Rock Vegetation Class | C06 | 6 |
| Subclass | 6.B Temperate & Boreal Open Rock Vegetation Subclass | S04 | 6.B |
| Formation | 6.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Cliff, Scree & Other Rock Vegetation Formation | F034 | 6.B.1 |
| Division | 6.B.1.Na Eastern North American Temperate Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Division | D051 | 6.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 6.B.1.Na.3 Great Plains Badlands Vegetation Macrogroup | M115 | 6.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 6.B.1.Na.3.a Greasewood / Few-flower Buckwheat - Broom Snakeweed Badlands Group | G566 | 6.B.1.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A1874 Longleaf Wormwood Badlands Alliance | A1874 | 6.B.1.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL002195 Longleaf Wormwood Badlands Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002195 | 6.B.1.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Artemisia longifolia Badlands Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- SDNHP [South Dakota Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.
- Von Loh, J., D. Cogan, D. Faber-Langendoen, D. Crawford, and M. Pucherelli. 1999. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. USDI Bureau of Reclamation. Technical Memorandum No. 8260-99-02. Denver, CO.
- Von Loh, J., D. Cogan, D. J. Butler, D. Faber-Langendoen, D. Crawford, and M. J. Pucherelli. 2000. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO. 252 pp.