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Fallugia paradoxa - Brickellia spp. - (Holodiscus dumosus) Scree Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Fallugia paradoxa - Brickellia spp. - (Holodiscus dumosus) Scree Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This scree shrubland is known only from Sunset Crater National Monument in north-central Arizona and Bandelier National Monument in north-central New Mexico. It occurs on steep (25-37%) to very steep (70-120%) canyon slopes at elevations ranging between 1670 and 2750 m (5420-9022 feet). Substrates include unstable boulders, talus, and cinder scree. The ground surface is characterized by shrubs rooted among boulders, rocks, and cobbles with scattered bunchgrasses intermixed. This is a very open canyon shrubland where shrub cover ranges between 10 and 45% and is dominated by <i>Fallugia paradoxa</i>. In Arizona, <i>Brickellia grandiflora</i> and <i>Holodiscus dumosus</i> are also abundant. Shrub associates at sites in New Mexico include <i>Cylindropuntia imbricata</i> and <i>Opuntia phaeacantha</i>, though they are scarce. Trees such as <i>Pinus edulis</i> or <i>Juniperus monosperma</i> can be present but poorly represented. The herbaceous layer is sparse (total cover is less than 12%) and variable in composition. Graminoids and forbs may include upland species such as <i>Artemisia dracunculus, Bouteloua curtipendula, Cirsium undulatum</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32378-{312FCEE4-41F5-4884-938A-54576DE88698} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-Apr-2012 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Ephedra viridis - Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - Rhus trilobata Talus Sparse Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687340 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003496   Translated: Apache Plume - Brickellbush species - (Rockspirea) Scree Shrubland   Scientific: Fallugia paradoxa - Brickellia spp. - (Holodiscus dumosus) Scree Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Fallugia paradoxa - Brickellia spp. - (Holodiscus dumosus) Scree Shrubland