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Chamaebatiaria millefolium - Yucca baccata - (Mahonia repens) Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Chamaebatiaria millefolium - Yucca baccata - (Mahonia repens) Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland association is currently only known from Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. The association occurs from 1950-2070 m in elevation. It is only found on limestone terraces with steep slopes ranging from 55-85%. Total vegetation cover ranges from 38-65% and total species diversity ranges from 18-34 within the 4 sampled plots. The tree layer is not characterized by one species. At least 5% cover of <i>Juniperus osteosperma, Juniperus scopulorum</i>, or <i>Quercus gambelii</i> occurs in at least one of the sampled stands. The shrub layer is codominated by <i>Chamaebatiaria millefolium, Mahonia fremontii</i>, and <i>Yucca baccata</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse and not dominated by a single herbaceous species. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32376-{1CF11F4B-F7F9-4EFF-8F82-57A8B3AC874D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683967 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003494
  Translated: Desert-sweet - Banana Yucca - (Creeping Barberry) Shrubland
  Scientific: Chamaebatiaria millefolium - Yucca baccata - (Mahonia repens) Shrubland
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