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Ericameria teretifolia Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Ericameria teretifolia Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This xeromorphic shrubland alliance occurs from southern California mountains and valleys to the Mojave Desert, north into the southeastern Great Basin. Stands are found on ridges, slopes and valleys above Larrea tridentata- and Ambrosia dumosa-dominated desert scrub and below Artemisia tridentata-dominated shrublands and Pinus monophylla woodlands. Substrates are coarse-textured soils derived from bedrock or alluvium. The vegetation is characterized by an open, xeromorphic, short-shrub layer (<2 m tall) that is dominated by Ericameria teretifolia. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs present may include Ephedra viridis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Grayia spinosa, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Opuntia acanthocarpa, Opuntia chlorotica, Prunus fasciculata, Salazaria mexicana, Salvia dorrii, Sphaeralcea ambigua, or Stephanomeria pauciflora. The generally sparse herbaceous layer is dominated by perennial graminoids.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26291.ERICAMERIATERET Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 16-Oct-2001 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Ericameria teretifolia Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Needleleaf Rubber Rabbitbrush Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124539 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.2540