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Ericameria nauseosa / Pleuraphis jamesii - (Hesperostipa comata) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Ericameria nauseosa / Pleuraphis jamesii - (Hesperostipa comata) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrub herbaceous association is currently only known from Wupatki National Monument in Arizona, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs over a wide range of elevations from 1400-1680 m (4593-5512 feet) and slopes from 0-45%. All examples contain cinder soils with some of them also containing remnant basaltic lavaflow or a limestone component. Total vegetation cover ranges from 25-80% with most of that cover found in the herbaceous layer. The total species diversity ranges from 6-16 species within the 10 sampled plots. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Ericameria nauseosa</i>. <i>Pleuraphis jamesii</i> is the dominant understory species. <i>Hesperostipa comata</i> is also a frequent but less dominant understory component. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33766.CEGL002996
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]
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  Translated: Rubber Rabbitbrush / James' Galleta - (Needle-and-Thread) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Ericameria nauseosa / Pleuraphis jamesii - (Hesperostipa comata) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002996