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CEGL002962 Viguiera reticulata Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Netvein Goldeneye Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Death Valley National Park. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is found in the central Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in both California and western Nevada. Stands are usually on small terraces (less than 0.5 ha), adjacent to the most active parts of washes or directly above on colluvial, rocky slopes. At Death Valley, it is found along dry washes or adjacent steep rocky canyon slopes in mid to high elevations. Viguiera reticulata stands appear to occur on alluvium derived mostly from calcareous substrates (dolomite, limestone, and marble) where irregular flooding occurs. Elevation ranges from 600 to 1550 m and averages 1039 m, and aspect is variable. Vegetation forms an open to intermittent shrub canopy in which the shrub cover ranges from 8 to 40%. The emergent tree layer, if present, is sparse, and the herb understory is variable and ranges from 0 to 18% cover. Viguiera reticulata is codominant in the shrub canopy. Other shrubs often present include Ambrosia dumosa, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Hymenoclea salsola, Larrea tridentata, and Stephanomeria pauciflora. The herbaceous layer typically includes Bromus rubens, and those that are often present include Eriogonum inflatum and Sphaeralcea ambigua.
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: This shrubland is known from California and Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, NV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687235
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.A Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Woodland, Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S06 | 3.A |
| Formation | 3.A.2 Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F015 | 3.A.2 |
| Division | 3.A.2.Na North American Warm Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D039 | 3.A.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 3.A.2.Na.7 North American Warm-Desert Xeric-Riparian Scrub Macrogroup | M092 | 3.A.2.Na.7 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.7.a Desert-willow - Apache Plume - Desert Almond Desert Wash & Colluvial Slope Group | G541 | 3.A.2.Na.7.a |
| Alliance | A4163 Acton''s Brittlebush - Virgin River Brittlebush - Netvein Goldeneye Desert Scrub Alliance | A4163 | 3.A.2.Na.7.a |
| Association | CEGL002962 Netvein Goldeneye Shrubland | CEGL002962 | 3.A.2.Na.7.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Viguiera reticulata (Sawyer et al. 2009) [33.033.01]
= Viguiera reticulata Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Viguiera reticulata Association (Evens et al. 2014)
- Evens, J. M., K. Sikes, D. Hastings, and J. Ratchford. 2014. Vegetation alliance descriptions for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Death Valley National Park and Mojave National Preserve. Unpublished report submitted to USDI National Park Service, Mojave Desert Network Inventory and Monitoring Program. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA.
- Keeler-Wolf, T., and K. Thomas. 2000. Draft descriptions of vegetation alliances for the Mojave Ecosystem Mapping project. California Natural Diversity Database, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
- Sawyer, J. O., T. Keeler-Wolf, and J. Evens. 2009. A manual of California vegetation. Second edition. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento CA. 1300 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.