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Ephedra cutleri Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ephedra cutleri Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This sandsheet association occurs in the Colorado Plateau and was sampled in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah and northern Arizona. This open shrubland is dominated by <i>Ephedra cutleri</i>, with 4-25% cover. Stands tend to be homogenous, though occasionally <i>Coleogyne ramosissima, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Opuntia phaeacantha, Vanclevea stylosa</i>, and <i>Yucca angustissima</i> may be present with sparse to low cover. The understory is typically poorly developed with weedy species such as <i>Bromus tectorum, Grindelia fastigiata</i>, and <i>Salsola tragus</i>. Stands occur on gently sloping hills, sideslopes, and mesatops at elevations ranging from 1112 to 1599 m. Sand and bare soil cover most of the unvegetated surface, with lesser cover by litter and gravel. Soils are rapidly drained sands and loamy sands derived from Dakota or Navajo sandstones or from eolian deposits.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34461-{0A1F7922-9C17-4B6C-935A-E31A9730C5FD} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 09-Aug-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Ephedra cutleri Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.740265 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005804   Translated: Cutler's Joint-fir Shrubland   Scientific: Ephedra cutleri Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Ephedra cutleri Shrubland