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Atriplex confertifolia - Ambrosia dumosa Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Atriplex confertifolia - Ambrosia dumosa Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This scrub association is found at mid to upper elevations across the northern Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in California and southern Nevada. The vegetation is characterized by an open to patchy shrub canopy (5-48% cover) codominated by <i>Ambrosia dumosa</i>. Other shrubs are often present, including <i>Amphipappus fremontii, Echinocactus polycephalus, Larrea tridentata</i>, and <i>Opuntia basilaris</i>. If present, the herbaceous layer is open and composed of a mixture of grasses and forbs such as <i>Eriogonum inflatum</i> and <i>Xylorhiza tortifolia</i>. Stands are found primarily on rock scree slopes ranging from 850-1550 m elevation. Sites occur on gentle to moderately steep slopes on all aspects. Soils typically range from sandy loam to clay loam or silty clay and are usually derived from sedimentary substrates, especially sandstone, but also alluvium, dolostone (dolomite), limestone, and rhyolite.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34412-{FED03327-F263-440C-A0DE-F414D4D90DD0} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 28-Nov-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Atriplex confertifolia Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971567 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005739   Translated: Shadscale Saltbush - Burrobush Shrubland   Scientific: Atriplex confertifolia - Ambrosia dumosa Shrubland