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Allenrolfea occidentalis Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Allenrolfea occidentalis Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This is a sparsely vegetated shrubland, found on seasonally wet, alkaline playas. The dominant species and playas communities in general are widely distributed throughout the Intermountain West, ranging from southeastern Oregon south to Texas. These shrublands or barrens are flat to extremely low gradient, almost always in desert ecosystems with less than 7 inches of rain per year, and usually in areas with very poor drainage that flood during the rare rainstorms. Playas dominated by Allenrolfea occidentalis appear to generally be small, rare, and poorly understood throughout their range. Allenrolfea occidentalis dominates the shrub layer, but the cover is often quite low, ranging from 20% to less than 1%. Most stands have barren playa forb understories, but grasses including Leymus cinereus, Distichlis spicata (= ssp. stricta), Sporobolus airoides, and Sporobolus wrightii, and succulent forbs such as Suaeda suffrutescens var. detonsa, Salicornia spp., and Nitrophila spp., are occasionally found. Most stands occur in a matrix of Sarcobatus vermiculatus- or Atriplex canescens-dominated shrublands, and in small stands, either Sarcobatus vermiculatus or Atriplex canescens can occur throughout the community.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23346.ALLENROLFEAOCCI 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: Allenrolfea occidentalis Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Iodine Bush Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686648 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000988   Scientific: Allenrolfea occidentalis Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Allenrolfea occidentalis Shrubland