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CEGL001650 Achnatherum hymenoides - Psoralidium lanceolatum Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Indian Ricegrass - Lemon Scurfpea Grassland
Colloquial Name: Indian Ricegrass - Lemon Scurfpea Mixedgrass Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous association ranges from Colorado and Utah north to Idaho and Montana and may also extend into Saskatchewan, Canada. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, and the following description is based on occurrences there. It is also reported from Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and possibly Saskatchewan. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs on dunefields and sandsheets at 2320 to 2355 m elevation. Stands are generally flat to slightly rolling. Soils are rapidly drained sands, and ground cover is dominated by bare soil. The majority of stands are located near stabilized dunefields. This is a sparsely vegetated (<30% total cover) community of active or stabilized dunes. Achnatherum hymenoides (10-30%) is dominant to codominant with Psoralidium lanceolatum (<10%). The few other species present may include scattered Ericameria nauseosa shrubs and trace amounts of graminoids and forbs such as Hesperostipa comata, Redfieldia flexuosa, Sporobolus spp., Helianthus spp. Salsola spp., and Lygodesmia juncea.
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 herbaceous association ranges from Colorado and Utah north to Idaho and Montana and may also extend into Saskatchewan, Canada.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: CO, ID, MT, UT, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3Q
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.1 Yellow Rabbitbrush - Blackbrush / Indian Ricegrass Dry Shrubland & Grassland Macrogroup | M171 | 3.B.1.Ne.1 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.1.e Intermountain Sparsely Vegetated Dune Scrub & Grassland Group | G775 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.e |
| Alliance | A4011 Blowout Grass - Yellow Wildrye - Indian Ricegrass Grassland Alliance | A4011 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.e |
| Association | CEGL001650 Indian Ricegrass - Lemon Scurfpea Grassland | CEGL001650 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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