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Salvia dorrii Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salvia dorrii Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: In Oregon, this is a somewhat common scabland alliance found from roughly 300-1670 m in elevation. The alliance is often in a mosaic with <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i> canyon grassland or shrub-steppe communities, but occasionally is found in <i>Juniperus</i> woodlands or <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> forests. <i>Salvia dorrii</i> is the dominant shrub, but cover or abundance information is not available. <i>Poa secunda</i> and <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i> are the dominant grasses, making up most of the herbaceous cover. <i>Achnatherum hendersonii</i> and <i>Danthonia unispicata</i> are occasionally important. Forb species can include <i>Lewisia rediviva, Physaria oregona, Trifolium macrocephalum, Viola trinervata</i>, and species of <i>Arenaria, Collomia, Erigeron</i>, and <i>Lomatium</i>, all early-blooming species. Many forb species are largely restricted to these environments. It occurs on barren, fairly young basalts or shallow loams over basalt. Sites include ridgetops and steeper sites with rock outcrops. Extreme topo-edaphic drought is the major process influencing these communities. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38173-{50B205DF-FE96-46F3-85CD-B6DF4ADA395E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Mar-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899081 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A1129
  Translated: Purple Sage Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
  Common: Purple Sage Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Salvia dorrii Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) A.1129
(similar) Salvia dorrii Dwarf-shrubland Alliance