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Baccharis sarothroides Intermittently Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Baccharis sarothroides Intermittently Flooded Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrubland alliance is found on alluvial terraces, flats and sand bars in central and south-central Arizona. Stands are restricted to the corridors of intermittent drainages and floodplains from 670-1070 m in elevation. Soils are generally sandy, frequently with many cobbles and boulders. These relatively mesic shrublands utilize moisture from the water table and are dependent on intermittent flooding of washes to supplement the soil moisture and maintain the ground water levels. Stands are typically a dense thicket (60-80% canopy cover) of deciduous shrubs and trees up to 4 m tall. The dominant diagnostic species is the microphyllous shrub Baccharis sarothroides, which grows up to 2 m. Codominants may include two tall-shrub/tree species, Parkinsonia microphylla and Prosopis glandulosa, and the shrub Baccharis salicifolia. Other associated woody species include Populus spp., Chilopsis linearis, Quercus turbinella, Celtis pallida, Acacia greggii, and Ambrosia ambrosioides. The herbaceous layer is sparse, but may include Mentzelia multiflora, Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma, Eriogonum spp., and Sporobolus spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25237.BACCHARISSAROTH
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: Baccharis sarothroides Intermittently Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  Translated: Rosinbush Intermittently Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126217 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.840