Great Basin-Intermountain Ruderal Dry Shrubland & Grassland

Type:Group
Parent classification:Western North American Cool Semi-Desert Ruderal Scrub & Grassland
Scientific Name:Great Basin-Intermountain Ruderal Dry Shrubland & Grassland Group
Location:United States (New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Washington); Canada
Description:This semi-desert interior western U.S. ruderal shrubland and grassland group includes shrubland, shrub-steppe and grassland stands that are strongly dominated (>90% relative canopy cover) by invasive, exotic species. Additionally, this group contains shrubland and shrub-steppe that are dominated or codominated by native shrub species (>10% relative cover) with a significant herbaceous understory (>10% absolute cover) that is strongly dominated (>90% relative canopy cover) by exotic herbaceous species.
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Child types

Name
Artemisia spp. - Mixed Shrub Ruderal Understory Shrubland Alliance
Crested Wheatgrass - Mixed Ruderal Desert Grassland
Ruderal Annual Forb Meadow & Grassland
Ruderal Camelthorn - Syrian Bean-caper Shrubland
Ruderal Cheatgrass - Medusa-head Annual Grassland
Ruderal Perennial Forb Meadow & Grassland

Species

Name
Ammodramus savannarum (Grasshopper Sparrow)
Antilocapra americana (pronghorn)
Cathartes aura (Turkey Vulture)
Corvus corax (Northern Raven)
Crotalus oreganus (abyssus)
Eremophila alpestris (Horned Lark)
Falco mexicanus (Prairie Falcon)
Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow)
Lepus californicus (Black-tailed Jackrabbit)
Spea intermontana (Great Basin Spadefoot)
Sturnella neglecta (Western Meadowlark)

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer