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Atriplex spinifera Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex spinifera Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This saltbush shrubland of the American Southwest occurs in intermittently flooded habitats with saline soils. Dry lakebeds, lakeplains and old lakebeds perched above the current water table are favorable environments. The soils associated with this alliance may be carbonate-rich. This alliance is dominated by Atriplex spinifera. Other species of Atriplex and other salt-tolerant shrubs may be present. These may include Atriplex polycarpa, Atriplex confertifolia, Atriplex canescens, Frankenia salina, Ephedra californica, Hymenoclea salsola, and Distichlis spicata. The herbaceous layer is variable. Annuals are seasonally present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20961.ATRIPLEXSPINIFE Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Atriplex spinifera Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Spinescale Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124859 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.865