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Coleogyne ramosissima Sparse Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Coleogyne ramosissima Sparse Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This sparse shrubland occurs in canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau in southeastern Utah on canyon rims and valley bottoms. Canyon rim sites slope gently to the southwest at 1442 m elevation. The sampled valley bottom site slopes moderately (25%) to the northwest at 1366 m elevation. The unvegetated surface is often more than 95% of the community and consists primarily of bedrock or gravel, with lesser cover by bare soil and litter. Soils are rapidly drained sandy loams, loamy sands, or sands. This rare blackbrush association has total vegetation cover of less than 5%, limited by poor growing conditions or a lack of rooting substrate in bedrock-dominated sites. The canopy consists of scattered <i>Coleogyne ramosissima</i>, usually accompanied by <i>Ephedra torreyana, Artemisia bigelovii, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Yucca angustissima</i>, and <i>Opuntia polyacantha</i>. The herbaceous layer contributes little to the community in terms of either diversity or cover. <i>Pleuraphis jamesii, Aristida purpurea, Bromus tectorum, Chamaesyce fendleri, Tetraneuris acaulis (= Hymenoxys acaulis), Amsonia tomentosa, Mirabilis linearis, Salsola tragus, Heterotheca villosa</i>, and <i>Comandra umbellata</i> are the most commonly reported species. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31915.CEGL003834
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.2.793500 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Blackbrush Sparse Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003834
  Scientific: Coleogyne ramosissima Sparse Shrubland