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CEGL001305 Atriplex confertifolia / Bassia americana Shrubland

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Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shadscale Saltbush / Greenmolly Shrubland

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Hierarchy Level:  Association

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Nations: US

States/Provinces:  CA?, OR?, UT




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

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Grank: G3G5

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Synonomy: = Green Molly / Shadscale Vegetation Type (Harper and Jaynes 1986)

Concept Author(s): Western Ecology Group

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  • Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
  • Harper, K. T., and R. A. Jaynes. 1986. Some edaphic and compositional characteristics of Artemisia tridentata and associated plant communities in southeastern Utah. Pages 265-272 in: E. D. McArthur and B. L. Welch, compilers. Proceedings-Symposium on the Biology of Artemisia and Chrysothamnus, 9-13 July, Provo, UT. General Technical Report INT-200. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT.
  • Vest, E. D. 1962b. The plant communities and associated fauna of Dugway Valley in western Utah. Unpublished dissertation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
  • Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.