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Menodora spinescens Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Menodora spinescens Dwarf-shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This xeromorphic upland shrubland alliance occurs locally in the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Stands are found on ridges, hills, slopes and upper bajadas. Substrates are shallow, rocky soils derived from bedrock or alluvium. The vegetation is characterized by an open, xeromorphic, short-shrub layer (0.5-2 m tall) that is dominated or codominated by Menodora spinescens. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs present may include Picrothamnus desertorum (= Artemisia spinescens), Atriplex confertifolia, Coleogyne ramosissima, Ephedra nevadensis, Hymenoclea salsola, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Lepidium fremontii, Lycium andersonii, Sphaeralcea ambigua, and Tetradymia axillaris. Emergent Yucca brevifolia may be scattered through the stand. Herbaceous cover is sparse or absent.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17841.MENODORASPINESC Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Jun-2001 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Menodora spinescens Dwarf-shrubland Alliance   Translated: Greenfire Dwarf-shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125572 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.2515