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Coleogyne ramosissima - Lycium andersonii Mojave Desert Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Coleogyne ramosissima - Lycium andersonii Mojave Desert Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland association is found at mid to upper elevations in the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in California. The vegetation is characterized by an open to patchy shrub canopy (5-31% cover) codominated by <i>Coleogyne ramosissima, Ephedra nevadensis</i>, and <i>Lycium andersonii</i>. Other shrubs are often present, including <i>Acamptopappus shockleyi, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Grayia spinosa</i>, and <i>Psorothamnus polydenius</i>. Occasional emergent <i>Yucca brevifolia</i> trees are sometimes present. If present, the herbaceous layer is sparse to open and composed of a mixture of grasses and forbs such as <i>Achnatherum speciosum, Eriogonum inflatum, Sphaeralcea ambigua</i>, and <i>Xylorhiza tortifolia</i>, and exotic annuals <i>Bromus rubens</i> and <i>Erodium cicutarium</i>. Stands occur on a variety of slope positions at 1125-1830 m elevation. Sites are found on gentle to steep slopes on variable aspects. Soils are generally loamy, ranging from sandy loam to clayey loam. Soils are derived primarily from sandstone, but may include a variety of other substrates. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34419-{D1ECB85E-E1FA-4440-BB68-251EA5C28DAE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 28-Nov-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971589 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005746
  Translated: Blackbrush - Water Jacket Desert Shrubland
  Scientific: Coleogyne ramosissima - Lycium andersonii Mojave Desert Shrubland