DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Hotsprings Sagebrush 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Hotsprings sagebrush occurs in east-central Oregon, the Stanley Basin of
Idaho, and near Jackson, Wyoming, along the Wyoming-Idaho-Utah borders
[19].  It grows on harsh sites in both Yellowstone and Grand Teton
National Parks [2].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES21  Ponderosa pine
   FRES26  Lodgepole pine
   FRES29  Sagebrush
   FRES34  Chaparral - mountain shrub


STATES : 
     ID  OR  UT  WY


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     GRTE  YELL


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    5  Columbia Plateau
    8  Northern Rocky Mountains
    9  Middle Rocky Mountains


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K011  Western ponderosa forest
   K012  Douglas-fir forest
   K037  Mountain mahogany - oak scrub
   K055  Sagebrush steppe


SAF COVER TYPES : 
   210  Interior Douglas-fir
   218  Lodgepole pine
   237  Interior ponderosa pine


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Hotsprings sagebrush occurs as a dominant in sagebrush-grassland
communities in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and elsewhere
within its range.  It is listed as a codominant indicator species along
with Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) in the following publications:

Sagebrush-grass habitat types of southern Idaho [14]
A preliminary description of plant communities found on the Sawtooth,
  White Cloud, Boulder, and Pioneer Mountains [22]

Hotsprings sagebrush frequently grows in mosaics with big sagebrush and
is commonly associated with Idaho fescue [19,30].  Plant associates and
habitat requirements are similar to the more widely distributed gray low
sagebrush [30].  Common plant associates include fernleaf fleabane
(Erigeron compositus), rosey pussytoes (Antennaria rosea), Hood's phlox
(Phlox hoodii), chimaya (Cymopterus bipinnatus), aster (Aster ssp.), and
sulfur erigogonum (Eriogonum umbellatum) [22].  Some authorities believe
that hotsprings sagebrush is restricted to areas adjacent to those
occupied by threetip sagebrush (Artemisia tripartita) and gray low
sagebrush [25].

Related categories for Species: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Hotsprings Sagebrush