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Fallugia paradoxa - Rhus trilobata Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Fallugia paradoxa - Rhus trilobata Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance is characterized by short, open shrublands occupying lava flows of El Malpais National Monument dominated by <i>Fallugia paradoxa, Ribes cereum</i>, or <i>Rhus trilobata</i> singly or in combination. Tree species such as <i>Juniperus monosperma, Pinus edulis</i>, or <i>Populus tremuloides</i> are frequently present in these shrublands as saplings or mature individuals, but never exceed 10% total cover. Frequent shrub associates include <i>Forestiera pubescens</i> and <i>Holodiscus dumosus</i>. <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua curtipendula, Elymus elymoides, Piptatheropsis micrantha, Poa fendleriana</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> are the most frequently occurring graminoids, though cover of any individual species is low. Forbs can range as high as 20% total cover and may include <i>Artemisia carruthii</i> and <i>Heterotheca villosa</i>. These shrublands occur between 2000-2400 m in elevation on gently rolling lava plateaus and collapse features. The ground surface cover is composed of lava rock and gravel, with areas interspersed where finer wind- or water-borne soils have accumulated. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38944-{2C056AD4-1591-46A8-B487-F30DCA12B14A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Mar-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899782 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3730
  Translated: Apache Plume - Skunkbush Sumac Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Apache Plume - Skunkbush Sumac Shrubland
  Scientific: Fallugia paradoxa - Rhus trilobata Shrubland Alliance