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Atriplex polycarpa Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Atriplex polycarpa Scrub Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Shrublands in this alliance occur in desert valleys, basins, playas, bajadas, foothills and plains in southern New Mexico, Nevada and southern California. The vegetation included in this alliance is characterized by a sparse to moderately dense shrub layer dominated or codominated by <i>Atriplex polycarpa</i>. Shrub associates may include <i>Larrea tridentata, Ambrosia dumosa, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Hymenoclea salsola, Atriplex canescens, Atriplex confertifolia, Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, and <i>Suaeda moquinii</i>. Perennial graminoids are present to abundant in some habitats and may include <i>Distichlis spicata, Pleuraphis mutica</i>, and <i>Sporobolus</i> spp. Sites are generally flat to gently sloping and moderately saline, but the alliance also occurs on rolling to hilly fans and slopes.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38462-{8650874F-F1CA-45FF-8CA0-5DC2B2C034C8} 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: Atriplex confertifolia - Atriplex canescens - Grayia spinosa Scrub Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Atriplex polycarpa / Pleuraphis mutica Shrubland   Atriplex polycarpa Shrubland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899299 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3174   Translated: Cattle Saltbush Scrub Alliance   Common: Cattle Saltbush Scrub   Scientific: Atriplex polycarpa Scrub Alliance