Intermountain Semi-Desert Steppe & Shrubland
| Type: | Group | | Parent classification: | Great Basin-Intermountain Dry Shrubland & Grassland | | Scientific Name: | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Ericameria nauseosa - Krascheninnikovia lanata Steppe & Shrubland Group | | Location: | United States (Washington, California, Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado) | | Description: | This widespread dwarf-shrubland, shrubland and shrub-steppe group occurs throughout the semi-arid western U.S. on a variety of sites and disturbance regimes and is characterized by an open to moderately dense woody layer composed of diverse woody species such as Chamaebatiaria millefolium, Chrysothamnus albidus, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Ericameria nauseosa, Ephedra viridis, Ephedra torreyana, Glossopetalon spinescens, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Gutierrezia microcephala, Ericameria nana, Ericameria parryi, Ericameria teretifolia, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Mahonia fremontii, Opuntia polyacantha, and Tetradymia canescens with or without an herbaceous layer. | | Website: | View website |
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