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Ericameria parryi Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Ericameria parryi Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance occurs in the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau on bajadas, pediments and valleys, including pumice flats. Substrates and parent materials are variable. Soils are shallow, well-drained, calcareous, alkaline and often gravelly. Vegetation included in this shrubland alliance is characterized by having a sparse to dense shrub layer dominated by Ericameria parryi (= Chrysothamnus parryi). Shrub associates include Artemisia tridentata, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Ephedra spp., and Purshia tridentata. The sparse to moderate herbaceous layer is dominated by graminoids such as Bouteloua gracilis, Pleuraphis jamesii (= Hilaria jamesii), Sporobolus airoides, Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens (= Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens), and Elymus elymoides. Perennial forbs are generally sparse. Some stands may have scattered Juniperus spp. and Pinus spp trees. Diagnostic of this shrubland alliance is the dominance of Ericameria parryi in the shrub layer.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22593.ERICAMERIAPARRY 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: Ericameria parryi Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Parry's Rabbitbrush Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126485 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.818