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Ericameria paniculata Mojave Desert Wash Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ericameria paniculata Mojave Desert Wash Scrub Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This scrub alliance forms an open to intermittent shrub layer &lt;5 m tall with <i>Ericameria paniculata</i> dominant or codominant along with <i>Ambrosia eriocentra, Hymenoclea salsola, Brickellia incana, Cucurbita palmata, Encelia farinosa, Encelia virginensis, Ephedra californica, Ephedra nevadensis, Eriogonum fasciculatum</i>, and <i>Salvia dorrii</i>. Emergent trees or tall shrubs may be present at low cover, including <i>Acacia greggii</i> or <i>Chilopsis linearis</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse to open with <i>Bromus rubens</i> often present. Stands are widespread, though localized, in intermittently flooded arroyos, channels, and washes throughout the hot deserts of Arizona, California and Nevada. Most stands are in medium to large washes where flooding events occur every few years. Areas with high rates of scour and flooding intensities are not conducive to high seedling establishment. Many stands are monospecific, intermittent to dense, and lacking an understory. Soils are coarse to fine sand, usually well-drained, and moderately acidic to slightly saline. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38348-{37441CFC-0A31-4208-95E4-6766B5A1EDDB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-Mar-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.943938 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2509
  Translated: Mojave Rabbitbrush Mojave Desert Wash Scrub Alliance
  Common: Mojave Rabbitbrush Desert Wash Scrub
  Scientific: Ericameria paniculata Mojave Desert Wash Scrub Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) A.2509
(similar) Ericameria paniculata Intermittently Flooded Shrubland Alliance