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Atriplex canescens / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Atriplex canescens / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This broadly defined shrubland association has been reported from the Colorado Plateau and Uinta Basin and may occur in the Chihuahuan Desert and eastern California. As defined, this association occurs on two distinct types of landforms: alluvial flats and stream terraces with fine-textured, alkaline or saline silty clay loam soils, or on upland flats covered by eolian sand deposits. The vegetation is characterized by a sparse to moderately dense shrub layer (10-40% cover) dominated by <i>Atriplex canescens</i> with <i>Pleuraphis jamesii</i> dominating the herbaceous layer. Associated shrubs include <i>Ericameria nauseosa, Ephedra torreyana, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Krascheninnikovia lanata, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Artemisia bigelovii</i>, or <i>Opuntia polyacantha</i>, depending on topographic position and substrate. Other graminoids include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i> and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i> on sandy sites, and <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i> and <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> on fine-textured soil. Forbs generally have low cover and may include <i>Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia</i> and <i>Chenopodium</i> spp. Introduced or weedy species, such as <i>Bromus tectorum, Descurainia pinnata</i>, and <i>Salsola kali</i>, are common on some sites. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34007.CEGL001288
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: Fourwing Saltbush / James' Galleta Shrubland
  Scientific: Atriplex canescens / Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001288