Colorado Gap Analysis Project
Colorado Land Cover Classification System
Bitterbrush shrub steppe
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Colorado Gap Analysis Project
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| Dominant Species: | Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) |
| Description: | Areas where Bitterbrush is the dominant or co dominant shrub and comprises more than 25% of the total vegetative cover. Often Artemisia tridentata is co- dominant, but if there is a significant proportion of Bitterbrush, the community is classified as Bitterbrush shrub type because of the importance of this type for wildlife. |
| Distribution: | Found scattered throughout Colorado, but more likely to assume canopy cover dominance in western Colorado. |
| Elevation Range: | 1830-2745m (6000-9000') |
| Diagnostic Species: | Purshia tridentata |
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