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CEGL001347 Grayia spinosa - Lycium andersonii Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Spiny Hopsage - Water Jacket Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, NV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684083
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.B Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S11 | 3.B |
| Formation | 3.B.1 Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F033 | 3.B.1 |
| Division | 3.B.1.Ne Western North American Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D040 | 3.B.1.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 3.B.1.Ne.1 Yellow Rabbitbrush - Blackbrush / Indian Ricegrass Dry Shrubland & Grassland Macrogroup | M171 | 3.B.1.Ne.1 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.1.a Joshua Tree - Eastern Mojave Buckwheat - Rough Joint-fir Mixed Desert Scrub Group | G296 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.a |
| Alliance | A4245 Nevada Joint-fir - Water Jacket - Spiny Hopsage Scrub Alliance | A4245 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.a |
| Association | CEGL001347 Spiny Hopsage - Water Jacket Shrubland | CEGL001347 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Grayia - Lycium Association (Beatley 1976)
= Grayia spinosa - Lycium andersonii (Sawyer et al. 2009) [33.180.04]
= Grayia spinosa - Lycium andersonii Shrubland (Ostler et al. 2000)
= Grayia spinosa-Lycium andersonii Association (Evens et al. 2014)
< Mixed Shrub Zone (Peterson 1984a)
= Grayia spinosa - Lycium andersonii (Sawyer et al. 2009) [33.180.04]
= Grayia spinosa - Lycium andersonii Shrubland (Ostler et al. 2000)
= Grayia spinosa-Lycium andersonii Association (Evens et al. 2014)
< Mixed Shrub Zone (Peterson 1984a)
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