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Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Ephedra funerea Desert Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Ephedra funerea Desert Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This scrub association is found at mid to upper elevations in the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in California and southern Nevada. Vegetation is characterized by an open to moderate shrub canopy (8-42% cover) codominated by <i>Ambrosia dumosa</i> with <i>Larrea tridentata</i> and <i>Atriplex hymenelytra</i> characteristically present to codominant. <i>Echinocactus polycephalus</i> is also frequently present. If present, the herbaceous layer is variable, ranging from sparse to open with native forbs <i>Eriogonum inflatum, Stephanomeria pauciflora</i>, and exotic annual grass <i>Bromus tectorum</i> most abundant. Stands occur on variable slope positions ranging from 600-1650 m elevation. Sites occur on gentle to steep slopes on variable aspects. Soils are also variable and derived from a variety of substrates such as alluvium, conglomerate, limestone, rhyolite, and sandstone. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34432-{13595244-1F25-4893-A044-110F1BB3359F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 28-Nov-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971710 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005759
  Translated: Creosotebush - Burrobush - Death Valley Joint-fir Desert Shrubland
  Scientific: Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Ephedra funerea Desert Shrubland