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Yucca schidigera - Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Yucca schidigera - Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This desert scrub association is found at mid to upper elevations in Mojave Desert in California. It is characterized by an open to moderately dense shrub canopy (9-44% cover) codominated by <i>Yucca schidigera</i> and <i>Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa</i> with <i>Acacia greggii, Echinocereus engelmannii, Ephedra nevadensis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Ferocactus cylindraceus</i>, and <i>Viguiera parishii</i> being characteristically present. Other shrubs are also often present. Occasional emergent <i>Pinus monophylla</i> trees are sometimes present with &lt;1% cover. If present, the herbaceous layer is typically open and ranges to 22% cover. Commonly associated native grasses and forbs include <i>Eriogonum inflatum, Pleuraphis rigida, Sphaeralcea ambigua</i>, and exotic annuals include <i>Bromus rubens</i> and <i>Erodium cicutarium</i>. Stands occur primarily on low to midslopes at 850-1400 m elevation. Sites have gentle to steep slopes with southerly to southwesterly aspects. Soils are variable, ranging from silty clay to sandy loam derived from a variety of substrates. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34456-{3C796899-D1F0-422B-B72B-7CC009A50275}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Nov-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971793 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005783
  Translated: Mojave Yucca - Buckhorn Cholla Shrubland
  Scientific: Yucca schidigera - Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa Shrubland