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Keckiella antirrhinoides - Prunus fasciculata Desert Wash Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Keckiella antirrhinoides - Prunus fasciculata Desert Wash Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is currently described only from the Mojave Desert Network. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. It is rare, found primarily on granitic bedrock slopes such as in the Granite Mountains in the Mojave National Preserve and along wind-flagged Wilson Ridge in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, in Arizona. It was sampled at mid to upper elevations, ranging from approximately 1000 to 1400 m, with an elevation average of 1192 m. It occurs on low to high slopes, that are steep (from 28-31°), and on northerly and easterly aspects. Soils are loamy sand or sandy loam, which are derived from granitic substrate. Vegetation forms an open to intermittent shrub canopy in which the shrub cover ranges from 12 to 22%. The emergent tree layer is sparse, if present, and the herb understory is variable and ranges from 1 to 14% cover. <i>Keckiella antirrhinoides</i> is dominant or codominant in the shrub overstory, and <i>Prunus fasciculata</i> along with <i>Acacia greggii, Ephedra nevadensis, Ericameria linearifolia, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Salvia mohavensis, Stephanomeria pauciflora</i>, and <i>Yucca schidigera</i> are characteristic in this layer at lower cover. Other shrubs often present include <i>Echinocereus engelmannii, Ephedra nevadensis, Ephedra viridis, Galium stellatum</i>, and <i>Thamnosma montana</i>. Commonly associated herbs include <i>Achnatherum speciosum, Bromus rubens, Cryptantha</i> spp., and <i>Erodium cicutarium</i>, and nonvascular plants include lichens and mosses.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:37484-{FAA33F0B-B826-4A45-91E3-629CC0EA3584} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-Jul-2018 to: ongoing
	status: provisional Community's Parent: Prunus fasciculata - Salazaria mexicana Northern Mojave Desert Wash Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.972817   Code: CEPP006717   Translated: Snapdragon Penstemon - Desert Almond Desert Wash Shrubland   Scientific: Keckiella antirrhinoides - Prunus fasciculata Desert Wash Shrubland