Great Basin-Intermountain Tall Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland

Type:Macrogroup
Parent classification:Western North American Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland
Scientific Name:Artemisia tridentata - Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita - Purshia tridentata Steppe & Shrubland Macrogroup
Location:United States (California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, New Mexico, Washington); Canada (British Columbia)
Description:This macrogroup includes the big sagebrush shrubland and shrub-steppe that is a matrix and large-patch type throughout much of the intermountain western U.S. and that is dominated by Artemisia tridentata, Purshia tridentata, and several local dominants such as Artemisia cana and Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita.
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Child types

Name
Intermountain Basins Big Sagebrush Desert Shrubland
Intermountain Basins Big Sagebrush Steppe
Intermountain Montane Sagebrush Steppe

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer