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Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Hymenoclea salsola Desert Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Hymenoclea salsola Desert Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This scrub association is found at low to upper elevations in the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in California and southern Nevada. Vegetation is characterized by an open to moderate, often patchy shrub canopy (6-35% cover) codominated by <i>Ambrosia dumosa</i> and <i>Larrea tridentata</i> with <i>Eriogonum fasciculatum</i> characteristically present to codominant. Other shrubs frequently present include <i>Krameria erecta, Viguiera parishii</i>, and <i>Yucca schidigera</i>. If present, the herbaceous layer is sparse to moderate with native grasses and forbs and exotic annual grass <i>Bromus tectorum</i>. Stands occur on variable slope positions ranging from 100-1250 m elevation. Sites occur on gentle to moderate slopes on variable aspects. Soils include primarily sands and sandy loams that are derived from a variety of substrates such as alluvium, rhyolite, and sandstone. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34434-{3107EA6C-399B-46FF-BF03-F491561B60D8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 28-Nov-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971717 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005761
  Translated: Creosotebush - Burrobush - Burrobrush Desert Shrubland
  Scientific: Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Hymenoclea salsola Desert Shrubland