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Quercus gambelii / Fendlera rupicola Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus gambelii / Fendlera rupicola Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This tall shrubland is known from a single plot at Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona in the southern Colorado Plateau. It occurs in a west-facing canyon bottom at 1631 m (5351 feet) elevation on a gentle slope (10%) at the base of a cliff. The soil is a sandy loam and there is high cover of litter on the ground surface. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense (50-75% cover), tall-shrub (&gt;10 m) canopy dominated by <i>Quercus gambelii</i> with <i>Fendlera rupicola</i> dominant in the moderate shrub layer (25-50% cover). The total vegetation cover class for this stand is 75-100%. Other shrubs (all with &lt;1% cover) are <i>Ericameria nauseosa, Morus alba, Opuntia erinacea</i>, and <i>Yucca baccata</i>. The vine <i>Vitis arizonica</i> is abundant. The herbaceous stratum has a high diversity of species, each having &lt;1% cover, except for <i>Thalictrum fendleri</i>, which has a cover class of 1-5%. Other herbaceous species include <i>Achillea millefolium, Arabis fendleri, Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. saxosa, Artemisia ludoviciana, Erigeron divergens, Heterotheca villosa, Hymenoxys richardsonii, Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Penstemon barbatus</i>, and <i>Poa fendleriana</i>. Exotic species such as <i>Taraxacum officinale</i> and <i>Bromus tectorum</i> may be present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31913.CEGL004010 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) 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.2.795006 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Gambel Oak / Cliff Fendlerbush Shrubland   Code: CEGL004010   Scientific: Quercus gambelii / Fendlera rupicola Shrubland