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Fouquieria splendens / Encelia (farinosa, resinifera) Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fouquieria splendens / Encelia (farinosa, resinifera) Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This ocotillo shrubland association is currently described from Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. More survey and classification work are needed to fully characterize this type. It primarily occurs on xeric sideslopes at 450 to 825 m (1475-2750 feet) elevation, but has been found as high as 1025 m (3375 feet). It is typically found on moderately sloping gradients (10-30°), across all aspects, but may also occur on gentler or steeper slopes. Soils are well- to rapidly-drained silty or sandy loams, and the underlying geology is usually limestone or occasionally shale. Vegetation is characterized by a tall-shrub layer of <i>Fouquieria splendens</i> and a short-shrub layer of <i>Encelia farinosa</i>. The short-shrub stratum also frequently supports <i>Ephedra fasciculata</i> and <i>Ferocactus cylindraceus</i>, and occasionally <i>Opuntia acanthocarpa</i> and <i>Krameria erecta</i>. <i>Opuntia basilaris</i> regularly occurs in a sparse dwarf-shrub layer. <i>Bromus rubens</i> (exotic), <i>Dasyochloa pulchella</i>, and <i>Vulpia octoflora</i> commonly occur in the sparse graminoid understory. Forb composition varies among stands; however, <i>Eriogonum inflatum, Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, Cryptantha</i> spp., and <i>Stylocline micropoides</i> are among the most frequent forbs. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31578.CEGL005118
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Ocotillo / (Brittlebush, Sticky Brittlebush) Shrubland
  Scientific: Fouquieria splendens / Encelia (farinosa, resinifera) Shrubland
  Code: CEGL005118