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CEGL001522 Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Alkali Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This plant association occurs in scattered locations from southeastern Oregon to Montana, northern Nevada and probably Wyoming. The association occurs on gentle, lower-slope and basin positions at 1650-1890 m (5400-6200 feet) elevation. It is restricted to rocky, claypan soils. Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba forms an open low-shrub canopy. Festuca idahoensis and Poa secunda are well-represented to abundant. Commonly associated forbs include Mertensia longiflora, Antennaria stenophylla, Ionactis alpina, Allium acuminatum, and Arabis holboellii.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Hironaka et al. (1983) and Zamora and Tueller (1973) describe the association from Idaho and Nevada. The association is well-documented as well on the Owyhee Plateau in southwestern Idaho.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba forms an open low-shrub canopy. Festuca idahoensis and Poa secunda are well-represented to abundant. Commonly associated forbs include Mertensia longiflora, Antennaria stenophylla, Ionactis alpina (= Aster scopulorum), Allium acuminatum, and Arabis holboellii.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The association occurs on gentle, lower-slope and basin positions at 1650-1890 m (5400-6200 feet) elevation. It is restricted to rocky, claypan soils.
Geographic Range: This plant association occurs in scattered locations from southeastern Oregon to Montana, northern Nevada and probably Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID, MT, NV, OR, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689323
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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 | A3221 Alkali Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland Alliance | A3221 | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b |
| Association | CEGL001522 Alkali Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Grassland | CEGL001522 | 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 / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Mueggler and Stewart 1980)
< Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula / Festuca idahoensis Plant Communities (Schlatterer 1972)
= Artemisia longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Association (Zamora and Tueller 1973)
= Artemisia longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Community Type (Jensen et al. 1988a)
= Artemisia longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Caicco and Wellner 1983h)
= Artemisia longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Hironaka et al. 1983)
= Early Low Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation) (Bell et al. 2009)
< Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula / Festuca idahoensis Plant Communities (Schlatterer 1972)
= Artemisia longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Association (Zamora and Tueller 1973)
= Artemisia longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Community Type (Jensen et al. 1988a)
= Artemisia longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Caicco and Wellner 1983h)
= Artemisia longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Habitat Type (Hironaka et al. 1983)
= Early Low Sagebrush / Idaho Fescue Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation) (Bell et al. 2009)
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- Mueggler, W. F., and W. L. Stewart. 1980. Grassland and shrubland habitat types of western Montana. General Technical Report INT-66. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Ogden, UT. 154 pp.
- Schlatterer, E. F. 1972. A preliminary description of plant communities found on the Sawtooth, White Cloud, Boulder, and Pioneer mountains. Unpublished report prepared for USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, UT. 111 pp.
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- WNDD [Wyoming Natural Diversity Database]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.
- Zamora, B., and P. T. Tueller. 1973. Artemisia arbuscula, A. longiloba, and A. nova habitat types in northern Nevada. Great Basin Naturalist 33(4):225-242.