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Krascheninnikovia lanata Dwarf-shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Krascheninnikovia lanata Dwarf-shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is known from Colorado Plateau west into to the Great Basin and northern Mojave Desert and east into the northern panhandle of Texas and is likely to be more widespread in similar habitats in the southwestern Great Plains. It is an alkaline dwarf-shrub association that occurs primarily on sandsheets, slopes and plains often on eolian deposits near canyon walls and in alkaline flats in and around playas and along washes. Sites are flat to steep (up to 40% slope) and occur between 800 and 1770 m (2620-5800 feet) elevation. Soils are rapidly drained loamy sands or sandy loams derived from alluvium from a variety of parent materials and sandstones that have eroded and been redeposited by wind and water. It occurs on low to high levels of soil salinity and alkalinity. Total vegetation cover ranges from 5 to 45% and is characterized by the dwarf-shrub <i>Krascheninnikovia lanata</i> with cover between 5 and 30%. In southern Nevada, scattered <i>Ambrosia dumosa, Atriplex polycarpa, Larrea tridentata, Lycium andersonii, Sphaeralcea ambigua</i>, and <i>Suaeda moquinii (= Suaeda fruticosa)</i> may be present. The herbaceous layer is poorly developed but may contain tufts of the grass <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i>. Forbs commonly present include <i>Eriogonum</i> spp., <i>Opuntia polyacantha, Oenothera pallida, Plantago patagonica</i>, and <i>Sphaeralcea parvifolia</i>. Biological soil crusts may provide up to 45% cover. Introduced annuals <i>Bromus tectorum, Bromus rubens</i>, and <i>Salsola tragus</i> may be abundant on some sites.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31957.CEGL001320 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.2.688289 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Winterfat Dwarf-shrubland   Scientific: Krascheninnikovia lanata Dwarf-shrubland   Code: CEGL001320