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Encelia farinosa - Peucephyllum schottii Desert Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Encelia farinosa - Peucephyllum schottii Desert Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This desert scrub association is found at low to upper elevations in the Colorado and Mojave deserts in California, Arizona and southern Nevada. Vegetation is characterized by an open to moderately dense, often patchy shrub canopy (1-35% cover) dominated by <i>Encelia farinosa</i> with <i>Peucephyllum schottii</i> present to codominant. Other shrubs frequently present are <i>Ambrosia dumosa, Hymenoclea salsola, Hyptis emoryi, Fagonia laevis</i>, and <i>Larrea tridentata</i>. If present, the herbaceous layer is typically sparse, and composed of <i>Eriogonum inflatum</i> and other annuals. Stands are found on flats, hillslopes and cliffs on low to high slopes at 82-950 m elevation. Sites occur on gentle to very steep slopes on variable aspects. Substrates are typically coarse-textured alluvial soils with high cover of gravel, cobble, or bedrock on the surface. Soils are derived from a variety of substrates.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34422-{B66B98F7-3C5A-47C5-A8F0-61E8A9CAC108} 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: Encelia farinosa Desert Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971598 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005749   Translated: Brittlebush - Schott's Pygmy-cedar Desert Shrubland   Scientific: Encelia farinosa - Peucephyllum schottii Desert Shrubland