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CEGL002984 Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis - Grayia spinosa Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lahontan Sagebrush - Spiny Hopsage Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association is characterized by codominance of Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis and Grayia spinosa. It has been observed on upper alluvial fans coming out of the Virginia Range on the east side of Reno, Nevada. The vegetation includes abundant Bromus tectorum, which may be included in the association name to distinguish this from a similar likely association with Elymus elymoides dominating a graminoid layer. Even in the degraded shrubland where this has been observed, mosses have substantial ground cover under and immediately surrounding many of the shrubs.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The vegetation includes abundant Bromus tectorum, which may be included in the association name to distinguish this from a similar likely association with Elymus elymoides dominating a graminoid layer.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This shrubland association is characterized by codominance of Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis and Grayia spinosa. The vegetation includes abundant Bromus tectorum, which may be included in the association name to distinguish this from a similar likely association with Elymus elymoides dominating a graminoid layer. Even in the degraded shrubland where this has been observed, mosses have substantial ground cover under and immediately surrounding many of the shrubs.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland association occurs on upper alluvial fans.
Geographic Range: It has been observed on upper alluvial fans coming out of the Virginia Range on the east side of Reno, Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA?, NV, OR?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689659
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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 | A2548 Lahontan Sagebrush Shrubland Alliance | A2548 | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b |
| Association | CEGL002984 Lahontan Sagebrush - Spiny Hopsage Shrubland | CEGL002984 | 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: No Data Available
- Peterson, E. B. 2008. International Vegetation Classification alliances and associations occurring in Nevada with proposed additions. Nevada Natural Heritage Program, Carson City, NV. 348 pp.
- Peterson, Eric. Personal communication. Plant Ecologist, Nevada Natural Heritage Program, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Carson City, NV.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.