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Coleogyne ramosissima Mojave Desert Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Coleogyne ramosissima Mojave Desert Scrub Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These communities are characterized by a sparse to moderately dense shrub layer of <i>Coleogyne ramosissima</i>. Associated species include <i>Ambrosia</i> spp., <i>Encelia resinifera, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Ephedra nevadensis, Menodora spinescens, Grayia spinosa, Larrea tridentata, Purshia stansburiana</i>, and <i>Thamnosma montana</i>. Occasionally, scattered individuals of <i>Yucca brevifolia</i> may be emergent through the shrub layer. Scattered <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> or <i>Pinus monophylla</i> trees are present in some stands. The herbaceous layer is typically sparse with perennial grasses and forbs commonly present. This shrubland alliance occurs in the Mojave Desert of southeastern California and southern Nevada and forms an elevational belt on desert ranges and an latitudinal belt in the transition zone with the southern Great Basin. Stands occur at elevations of 850-1600 m, usually on mountain slopes, mesas or alluvial fans bordering intermountain basins. Soils are highly variable across the large range of this vegetation type and are generally coarse-textured and well-drained, but include finer-textured substrates as well. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38432-{5C90C899-DE72-40B8-9184-24EA6D3FB5C9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899269 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3144
  Translated: Blackbrush Mojave Desert Scrub Alliance
  Common: Mojave Blackbrush Desert Scrub
  Scientific: Coleogyne ramosissima Mojave Desert Scrub Alliance
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