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Encelia resinifera Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Encelia resinifera Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This sticky brittlebush shrubland association is currently described from Grand Canyon National Park and Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in Arizona. More survey and classification work are needed to fully characterize this type. It typically occurs on low and mid sideslopes at 1025 to 1450 m (3375-4750 feet) elevation, but can be found as low as 600 m (1950 feet). It chiefly occurs on moderate to steep gradients (25-40°), but is also found on gentler slopes (10-20°). Soils are well- to rapidly-drained silty or sandy loams or clays, and the underlying geology can vary from limestone to sandstone or shale. Vegetation is characterized and dominated by the short shrub <i>Encelia resinifera</i>. A sparse tall-shrub layer that includes <i>Acacia greggii</i> is infrequently present. The short-shrub layer occasionally supports <i>Ephedra torreyana</i>. A fairly sparse dwarf-shrub layer of <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> and <i>Thamnosma montana</i> occasionally occurs. The exotic <i>Bromus rubens</i> is very common in a relatively well-developed graminoid layer. <i>Muhlenbergia porteri, Achnatherum speciosum</i>, and <i>Aristida purpurea</i> are also somewhat common. A variety of species, including <i>Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, Gilia</i> sp., <i>Galium stellatum</i>, and <i>Eriogonum inflatum</i>, occur in the forb understory. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31673.CEGL005081
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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]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.840550 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Sticky Brittlebush Shrubland
  Scientific: Encelia resinifera Shrubland
  Code: CEGL005081