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Simmondsia chinensis - Canotia holacantha - Eriogonum fasciculatum Desert Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Simmondsia chinensis - Canotia holacantha - Eriogonum fasciculatum Desert Scrub Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This Sonoran Desert scrub alliance is reported along the northern edge of the Sonoran Desert in an elevational band along the lower slopes of the Mogollon Rim/Central Highlands region and in Perris Valley and Cahuilla Mountains in southern California. This desert scrub alliance is dominated by taller <i>Canotia holacantha</i> or <i>Simmondsia chinensis</i> with <i>Ambrosia deltoidea, Larrea tridentata, Ericameria linearifolia</i>, or <i>Eriogonum fasciculatum</i> present to codominant. In Arizona frost-sensitive species such as <i>Carnegiea gigantea, Ferocactus</i> sp., <i>Olneya tesota, Cylindropuntia bigelovii</i>, and <i>Prosopis</i> spp. are absent or have low cover. In California, this alliance is generally characterized by <i>Simmondsia chinensis</i> as dominant or codominant in the shrub canopy, with <i>Artemisia californica, Echinocereus engelmannii, Encelia actonii, Encelia farinosa, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Lotus scoparius, Opuntia basilaris, Cylindropuntia californica, Rhus ovata, Salvia mellifera</i>, and <i>Yucca schidigera</i> as subdominants. The herbaceous layer is generally sparse. Stands occur on well-drained upland slopes and alluvial fans. Elevations range from 600-1300 m in Arizona to 580-880 in southern California. Soils range from cobbly loams to loamy sand.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38570-{396E8514-8E8A-4229-A8AE-F49D19E01480} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Carnegiea gigantea - Parkinsonia microphylla - Ambrosia deltoidea Mixed Cacti Desert Scrub Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Ambrosia deltoidea / Simmondsia chinensis Shrubland   Canotia holacantha Grand Canyon Shrubland   Simmondsia chinensis - Parkinsonia microphylla Shrubland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899407 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3283   Translated: Jojoba - Crucifixion-thorn - Eastern Mojave Buckwheat Desert Scrub Alliance   Common: Jojoba - Crucifixion-thorn - Eastern Mojave Buckwheat Desert Scrub   Scientific: Simmondsia chinensis - Canotia holacantha - Eriogonum fasciculatum Desert Scrub Alliance