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Allenrolfea occidentalis - Suaeda moquinii Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Allenrolfea occidentalis - Suaeda moquinii Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This playa and alkaline flat association is found in the inland Great Valley and the Mojave and Colorado/Sonoran deserts of California, and likely occurs elsewhere in the southwestern U.S. It is characterized by an open/intermittent to moderately dense shrub canopy (3-47% cover) dominated by <i>Allenrolfea occidentalis</i> with <i>Suaeda moquinii</i>. <i>Atriplex hymenelytra, Atriplex canescens</i>, and/or <i>Atriplex confertifolia</i> can be present to codominant. The herb understory is variable and ranges from 0 to 85% cover. Frequent species include <i>Amsinckia</i> spp., <i>Distichlis spicata, Frankenia salina, Lepidium fremontii</i>, and introduced exotics <i>Bromus hordeaceus, Bromus rubens, Salsola tragus, Vulpia myuros</i>, among others. Scattered emergent <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> may be present. Stands occur at low to upper elevations along edges of playas and basins. Elevation ranges from approximately 12 to 1300 m. Sites are flat to gently sloping (1°) on variable aspects. Soils are alkaline/saline and primarily derived from alluvium. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:37445-{AAE07647-9C7C-4533-AB98-E60C9F343696}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Jul-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971956
  Code: CEPP005787
  Translated: Iodinebush - Mojave Seablite Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Allenrolfea occidentalis - Suaeda moquinii Wet Shrubland