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Artemisia filifolia - Psorothamnus scoparius Sand Scrub Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia filifolia - Psorothamnus scoparius Sand Scrub Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This group includes the open desert scrub of vegetated coppice dunes and sandy plains found in the Chihuahuan Desert. Stands are usually dominated by <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> or <i>Psorothamnus scoparius</i> that anchor coppice dunes or occur on open sandsheet flats. They may also be dominated or codominated by <i>Atriplex canescens, Ephedra torreyana, Ephedra trifurca, Poliomintha incana, Rhus microphylla</i>, and <i>Larrea tridentata</i>, usually with 10-30% total vegetation cover. <i>Yucca elata, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Bouteloua eriopoda</i>, and <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i> are commonly present. This group includes degraded sandy desert plains grasslands now dominated by <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> and <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40050-{F3214DA0-31E6-4C17-ACAF-9B01D09B2B09} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 05-Nov-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Larrea tridentata - Flourensia cernua - Prosopis spp. Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Artemisia filifolia Desert Sand Scrub Alliance   Psorothamnus scoparius - Poliomintha incana - Rhus microphylla Desert Sand Scrub Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.837238 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G287   Scientific: Artemisia filifolia - Psorothamnus scoparius Sand Scrub Group