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Carnegia gigantea Wooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carnegia gigantea Wooded Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Wooded shrublands included in this alliance are characteristic of the Sonoran Desert. Stands commonly occur on lower slopes of mountains, foothills, bajadas, and less commonly in valleys and plains. Freezing winter temperatures limit the elevation and northern extent of these stands. Northern stands are restricted to the warmer southern and southwestern slopes, and in the southern extent of Mexico, stands are restricted to northern slopes. Substrates are gravelly, well-drained, coarse-textured soils. These shrublands have a diagnostic sparse, emergent tree layer of Carnegia gigantea (3-16 m tall). The dominant vegetation is a sparse to moderately dense woody canopy that is typically codominated by the tall shrubs Prosopis velutina and Parkinsonia microphylla with Olneya tesota and Fouquieria splendens abundant in many stands. Many other shrubs, dwarf-shrubs and cacti species may be present. The herbaceous layer is typically sparse with annuals seasonally present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25515.CARNEGIAGIGANTE 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: Carnegia gigantea Wooded Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Saguaro Cactus Wooded Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125155 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.885