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Atriplex spinifera Wet Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Atriplex spinifera Wet Shrubland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This saltbush shrubland of the American Southwest occurs in intermittently flooded habitats with saline soils and is dominated by <i>Atriplex spinifera</i>. Other species of <i>Atriplex</i> and other salt-tolerant shrubs may be present. These may include <i>Atriplex polycarpa, Atriplex confertifolia, Atriplex canescens, Frankenia salina, Ephedra californica, Hymenoclea salsola</i>, and <i>Distichlis spicata</i>. The herbaceous layer is variable. Annuals are seasonally present. Dry lakebeds, lakeplains and old lakebeds perched above the current water table are favorable environments. The soils associated with this alliance may be carbonate-rich.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38119-{00784543-7C45-4993-8F9C-7D6F84A6AF4E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Sarcobatus vermiculatus - Atriplex spp. Alkaline-Saline Wet Scrub Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Atriplex spinifera Wet Shrubland [Placeholder]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899034 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A0865   Translated: Spinescale Saltbush Wet Shrubland Alliance   Common: Spinescale Saltbush Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Atriplex spinifera Wet Shrubland Alliance