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Larrea tridentata - Atriplex polycarpa Desert Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Larrea tridentata - Atriplex polycarpa Desert Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is found at low to mid elevations in the northern Colorado/Sonoran Desert, Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in California and southern Nevada. Vegetation is characterized by a sparse to open shrub canopy (2-15% cover) codominated by <i>Atriplex polycarpa</i> and <i>Larrea tridentata</i>. <i>Ambrosia dumosa</i> may be present in some stands. If present, the herbaceous layer is sparse. Stands occur primarily in low areas such as terraces adjacent to washes and drainages on sandy flats, sandsheets, and toeslopes ranging from 0-850 m elevation. Sites occur on flat to moderate slopes on variable aspects. Soils are sands and loams, often alkaline with moderate to high cover of gravel and are derived from a variety of substrates such as alluvium, sand deposits, conglomerate, limestone, and rhyolite.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34438-{75FD7484-B2C3-457D-96ED-50849FFAE96F} 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: Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa Bajada & Valley Desert Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971732 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005765   Translated: Creosotebush - Cattle Saltbush Desert Shrubland   Scientific: Larrea tridentata - Atriplex polycarpa Desert Shrubland