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Atriplex canescens / Calycoseris parryi Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex canescens / Calycoseris parryi Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is warm desertscrub found on nearly level alluvial plains adjacent to the Colorado River, elevation 700-800 m. The common shrubs are Atriplex canescens, Prosopis glandulosa and Suaeda moquinii (= Suaeda torreyana). The cacti Opuntia erinacea and Opuntia basilaris are common in this shrubland. Common ephemeral species include Calycoseris parryi, Chaenactis stevioides, Erodium texanum, and the Eurasian weed Bromus rubens. Near the river the Prosopis glandulosa density and size increase to form a thicket that resembles a mesquite 'bosque.' The soil is distinctive, a silty loam derived from the Grand Canyon series.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21436.ATRIPLEXCANESCE Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Atriplex canescens Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Fourwing Saltbush / Yellow Tackstem Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685371 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001284   Scientific: Atriplex canescens / Calycoseris parryi Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Atriplex canescens / Calycoseris parryi Shrubland