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Southern Namibian Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Southern Namibian Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This macrogroup corresponds to the Central Namib described in the Namib Desert ecoregion (WWF), a narrow strip of vegetation characterized by dwarf-shrubs such as <i>Psilocaulon salicornioides, Zygophyllum clavatum, Salsola aphylla</i>, and <i>Salsola nollothensis</i>. At rocky sites a variety of dwarf-shrubs grow, including <i>Drosanthemum luderitzii, Ruschia sedoides</i>, and <i>Tetragonia arbusculoides</i>, as well as the annual grasses <i>Stipagrostis hermannii, Stipagrostis namibiensis</i>, and <i>Stipagrostis subacaulis</i>. Inland from this strip of vegetation are vast gravel plains that are largely devoid of vegetation except for fields of colorful lichens. Widely scattered shrubs, mainly <i>Moringo ovalifolia</i> (African moringo), <i>Euphorbia virosa</i>, and species of <i>Commiphora</i> are also present on rocky outcrops on these gravel plains.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40786-{92FBADE5-8C40-4FCF-AC2B-61AADCAA69AF} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Nama Karoo Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861798 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M482   Scientific: Southern Namibian Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup