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Quercus turbinella - (Amelanchier utahensis) Colluvial Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus turbinella - (Amelanchier utahensis) Colluvial Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association has only been described from Zion National Park, Utah. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association commonly occupies the steep colluvial slopes below towering sandstone walls in the park. <i>Quercus turbinella</i> is typically dominant with 10-70% cover. <i>Quercus turbinella</i> was absent in one plot sampled, but other characteristics were similar to this association's description. The mixture of other shrubs represented in the sampled sites includes <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Arctostaphylos pungens, Arctostaphylos patula, Shepherdia rotundifolia, Fraxinus anomala, Rhus trilobata</i>, and <i>Quercus gambelii</i>, which may be present to abundant. Common subshrubs include <i>Opuntia</i> spp., <i>Yucca</i> spp., and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>. Pinyon and juniper trees may be present, but have insignificant cover. Common herbaceous species are inconsistent in composition and have minimal cover. Elevation for this association ranges between 1370 and 1980 m (4500-6500 feet) on moderate to steep colluvial slopes with sandy-textured soils. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31852-{9527E873-2B8B-435C-8CA4-52B18FD298AF}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 10
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 25-Apr-2017 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685513 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002950
  Translated: Sonoran Scrub Oak - (Utah Serviceberry) Colluvial Shrubland
  Scientific: Quercus turbinella - (Amelanchier utahensis) Colluvial Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002950
(similar) Quercus turbinella - (Amelanchier utahensis) Colluvial Shrubland
(similar) Quercus turbinella - (Amelanchier utahensis) Colluvial Shrubland