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Cercocarpus montanus - Eriogonum fasciculatum - Adenostoma sparsifolium Western Mojave Desert Chaparral Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cercocarpus montanus - Eriogonum fasciculatum - Adenostoma sparsifolium Western Mojave Desert Chaparral Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Stands are characterized by the co-importance of <i>Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber</i> and <i>Eriogonum fasciculatum</i>. <i>Adenostoma sparsifolium</i> also may dominate. Other shrubs may include <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum, Ceanothus megacarpus, Fremontodendron californicum, Garrya flavescens, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia, Quercus dumosa, Salvia apiana</i>, and <i>Hesperoyucca whipplei</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse. This shrubland of California's southern mountains and the western margins of the Mojave and Colorado deserts and Baja California, occurs in a wide variety of habitats. Elevations range from 300-2000 m. Stands are found on all slopes. Soils are usually derived from alluvium, and may be deep, shallow or, on steep slopes, completely absent. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39006-{FC967AAC-F857-47D4-8DBA-1103380D3DC4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899844 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3792
  Translated: Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany - Eastern Mojave Buckwheat - Redshank Western Mojave Desert Chaparral Alliance
  Common: Western Mojave Desert Chaparral
  Scientific: Cercocarpus montanus - Eriogonum fasciculatum - Adenostoma sparsifolium Western Mojave Desert Chaparral Alliance