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Ivesia cryptocaulis Alpine Sparse Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ivesia cryptocaulis Alpine Sparse Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is restricted to the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in southern Nevada. Occurrences are limited to gently to moderately sloping limestone ridges and summits above 3450 m (11,319 feet) elevation on most aspects except north. Soils are extremely gravelly and derived primarily from limestone. This pseudoalpine herbaceous community is relatively sparse. There is no woody layer; shrub and tree species are dwarfed, typically less than 0.5 m high. The herbaceous layer typically has 7% cover and is characterized by <i>Ivesia cryptocaulis</i>, occurring with other cespitose perennial forbs and bunchgrasses. Commonly associated species include <i>Elymus elymoides, Lesquerella hitchcockii, Oxytropis oreophila, Sphaeromeria compacta, Erigeron clokeyi, Aquilegia scopulorum, Festuca brachyphylla ssp. coloradensis, Poa secunda</i>, and <i>Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31642-{C6FB6857-59DD-4D3D-9155-18752685F0C0}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Sep-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686605 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002735
  Translated: Charleston Peak Mousetail Alpine Sparse Vegetation
  Common: Mousetail Alpine Gravel Field
  Scientific: Ivesia cryptocaulis Alpine Sparse Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002735
(similar) Ivesia cryptocaulis Alpine Sparse Vegetation
(similar) Ivesia cryptocaulis Alpine Sparse Vegetation