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A.2538 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.2538
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance occurs in a variety of disturbed habitats throughout the Mojave Desert. Stands often occur in washes, but may be found on upland sites such as hillslopes, bajadas, or alluvial terraces in areas disturbed by water erosion, grazing animals or ORV use. Soils are alluvial and/or colluvial. The vegetation is characterized by an open, xeromorphic shrub layer dominated by ~Salazaria mexicana$. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs present may include ~Atriplex confertifolia, Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, Ephedra nevadensis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Grayia spinosa, Hymenoclea salsola, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Larrea tridentata, Lycium andersonii, Salvia dorrii$, or ~Viguiera reticulata$. Occasional emergent tall shrubs may be present such as ~Acacia greggii$ or ~Yucca brevifolia$. The herbaceous layer is generally sparse and often dominated by graminoids such as ~Achnatherum speciosum$. Annual species such as ~Eriogonum inflatum$ or introduced annual grasses, especially ~Bromus$ spp., are seasonally present. Dominance of ~Salazaria mexicana$ is diagnostic of this shrubland alliance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1802.A2538
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Oct-2001 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.B.3.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: SALAZARIA MEXICANA SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.2538
  Common: Bladder-sage Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salazaria mexicana Shrubland Alliance