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Lycium andersonii Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Lycium andersonii Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This desert scrub association is found in Mojave Desert ranges in California and southern Nevada. It is characterized by an open shrub canopy (7-16% cover) strongly dominated by <i>Lycium andersonii</i> with <i>Ambrosia dumosa, Atriplex confertifolia</i>, and <i>Larrea tridentata</i> usually present. Other shrubs present include <i>Krascheninnikovia lanata</i> and <i>Lepidium fremontii</i>. <i>Ephedra</i> spp. are absent or have low cover. Occasional emergent <i>Yucca brevifolia</i> trees are sometimes present. The herbaceous layer is sparse to open and is composed of grasses and forbs such as <i>Achnatherum speciosum, Astragalus</i> spp., <i>Eriogonum inflatum, Sphaeralcea ambigua</i>, and exotic annual grass <i>Bromus rubens</i>. Stands occur primarily on gravelly to rocky, erosive slopes or washes at mid to upper elevations that range from 1000 to 1500 m. Sites are on gentle to moderate slopes on various aspects. Soils are loamy mixtures that are derived mostly from rhyolite and basalt substrates. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35283-{78A6EA58-9E16-4238-BEB7-9D12221170E0}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Nov-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.972861 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006857
  Translated: Water Jacket Shrubland
  Scientific: Lycium andersonii Shrubland