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Larrea tridentata - Encelia farinosa - Bebbia juncea Desert Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Larrea tridentata - Encelia farinosa - Bebbia juncea Desert Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland association is found in canyons lower mountains of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in California and Nevada. It has an open to intermittent shrub canopy (7-34%) codominated by <i>Encelia farinosa</i> with characteristic shrubs <i>Bebbia juncea</i> and <i>Larrea tridentata</i>. Other shrubs often present include <i>Acacia greggii, Ambrosia dumosa, Hymenoclea salsola</i>, and <i>Opuntia basilaris</i>. Herbaceous cover is variable and ranges from 0 to 5% cover. Common species include <i>Eriogonum inflatum, Plantago ovata, Sphaeralcea ambigua, Stephanomeria pauciflora</i>, and introduced exotic species <i>Bromus rubens</i> and <i>Schismus</i> spp. Nonvascular species form biological soil crusts. Stands occur primarily in canyons, washes, and drainage channels at low to mid elevations (150-800 m). Sites are found primarily on easterly and southerly aspects with slopes ranging from gentle to very steep (1-48°). Soils include sands and are derived from a variety of substrates such as alkali-granite (alaskite), alluvium, sandstone, and schist. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:37490-{66CD913A-763B-46FE-8F68-9C18A70FC7AD}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Apr-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.972080
  Code: CEPP006723
  Translated: Creosotebush - Brittlebush - Sweetbush Desert Shrubland
  Scientific: Larrea tridentata - Encelia farinosa - Bebbia juncea Desert Shrubland