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Ericameria teretifolia Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ericameria teretifolia Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: The vegetation of this alliance is characterized by an open, xeromorphic, short-shrub layer (&lt;2 m tall) that is dominated by <i>Ericameria teretifolia</i>. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs present may include <i>Ephedra viridis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Grayia spinosa, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, Opuntia chlorotica, Prunus fasciculata, Salazaria mexicana, Salvia dorrii, Sphaeralcea ambigua</i>, or <i>Stephanomeria pauciflora</i>. The generally sparse herbaceous layer is dominated by perennial graminoids. This xeromorphic shrubland alliance occurs from southern California mountains and valleys to the Mojave Desert, north into the southeastern Great Basin. Stands are found on ridges, slopes and valleys above <i>Larrea tridentata</i>- and <i>Ambrosia dumosa</i>-dominated desert scrub and below <i>Artemisia tridentata</i>-dominated shrublands and <i>Pinus monophylla</i> woodlands. Substrates are coarse-textured soils derived from bedrock or alluvium. Habitats include disturbed areas, including burns, washes, road cuts, and heavily grazed sites. Soils are variable in parent material and usually coarse, well-drained, and moderately acidic to slightly saline. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38354-{2176579B-921E-4F38-B9DB-48007FAA0496}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Mar-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899199 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2540
  Translated: Green Rabbitbrush Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Green Rabbitbrush Shrubland
  Scientific: Ericameria teretifolia Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) A.2540
(similar) Ericameria teretifolia Shrubland Alliance