Intermountain Montane Sagebrush Steppe

Type:Group
Parent classification:Great Basin-Intermountain Tall Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland
Scientific Name:Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis - Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula Steppe & Shrubland Group
Location:Canada; United States (Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Nevada, California, Oregon, Wyoming)
Description:This sagebrush shrubland and shrub-steppe group is found at montane and subalpine elevations across the western U.S. where the open to dense shrub layer is composed primarily of Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi, Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula, and related taxa such as Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis and Artemisia rothrockii with Symphoricarpos spp. often codominant and there is usually an abundant perennial herbaceous layer (over 25% cover).
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Child types

Name
Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis - Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Shrub Steppe Alliance
Mountain Big Sagebrush - Snowberry Shrub Steppe
Mountain Big Sagebrush Steppe
Rothrock's Sagebrush Steppe
Silver Sagebrush Steppe
Spiked Big Sagebrush Steppe

Species

Name
Acrolophitus pulchellus (Idaho pointheaded grasshopper)
Asio flammeus (Short-eared Owl)
Athene cunicularia (Burrowing Owl)
Athene cunicularia hypugaea (Western burrowing owl)
Brachylagus idahoensis (Pygmy Rabbit)
Centrocercus minimus (Gunnison Sage-Grouse)
Centrocercus urophasianus (Sage Grouse)
Empidonax wrightii (Grey Flycatcher)
Lampropeltis pyromelana (Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake)
Lanius ludovicianus (Loggerhead Shrike)
Leiothlypis virginiae (Virginia's Warbler)
Numenius americanus (Long-billed Curlew)
Oreoscoptes montanus (Sage Thrasher)
Phrynosoma hernandesi (Mountain Short-horned Lizard)
Pipilo chlorurus (Green-tailed Towhee)
Rhinocheilus lecontei (Longnose Snake)
Sceloporus graciosus (Sagebrush Lizard)
Selasphorus rufus (Rufous Hummingbird)
Spizella breweri (Brewer's Sparrow)
Thomomys idahoensis (Idaho pocket gopher)
Tympanuchus phasianellus (Sharp-tailed Grouse)
Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus (Sharp-tailed grouse)
Vireo vicinior (Grey Vireo)

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer