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CEGL005806 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens, Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Apache Plume - (Fourwing Saltbush, Torrey''s Joint-fir) Cinder Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Apache plume shrubland association is currently only known from Wupatki National Monument and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. Elevation ranges from 1360-1850 m (4462-6070 feet) at Wupatki and from 2130-2440 m at Sunset Crater. This association occurs on flat land to steep hillslopes from 0-50% slope. It sometimes occurs within washes or sheetflow areas, and is found on red and black cinder. Total vegetation cover ranges from 6-40% (average 20%). The tree layer is very sparse with scattered Pinus ponderosa and Pinus edulis. The shrub layer ranges from 3-27% cover, and herbaceous layer is 1-17%. The total species diversity ranges from 3-24 species. The shrub layer is the most defining stratum and is dominated by Fallugia paradoxa. Atriplex canescens and Ephedra torreyana are also often consistent species within this association. Other shrub species such as Ericameria nauseosa may dominate this association as smaller patches within larger Fallugia paradoxa matrix. The herbaceous layer is low to moderate in cover with no consistent species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Low confidence, this association has only been described from Sunset Crater Volcano NM and Wupatki NM. No additional global description 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: This shrubland association is currently only known from Wupatki National Monument and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686490
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.6 Saltbush species - Joint-fir species - Buckwheat species Intermountain Basins Sparse Vegetation Macrogroup | M118 | 3.B.1.Ne.6 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.6.a Saltbush species - Mountain-mahogany species - Joint-fir species Intermountain Basins Sparse Vegetation Group | G570 | 3.B.1.Ne.6.a |
| Alliance | A4053 Cushion Buckwheat - Apache Plume - Sand Bluestem Lava & Cinder Sparse Vegetation Alliance | A4053 | 3.B.1.Ne.6.a |
| Association | CEGL005806 Apache Plume - (Fourwing Saltbush, Torrey''s Joint-fir) Cinder Shrubland | CEGL005806 | 3.B.1.Ne.6.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland (Hansen et al. 2004b)
= Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens, Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland (Hansen et al. 2004c)
= Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens, Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland (Hansen et al. 2004c)
- Coles, J., M. Hansen, and K. Thomas. 2003. Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, vegetation classification and distribution: A USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program study. Southwest Biological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report. [in preparation]
- Hansen, M., J. Coles, K. A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, and K. Schulz. 2004b. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, vegetation classification and distribution. U.S. Geological Survey Technical Report. Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ. 229 pp.
- Hansen, M., J. Coles, K. A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, and K. Schulz. 2004c. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona, vegetation classification and distribution. U.S. Geological Survey Technical Report. Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ. 188 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.