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CEGL001318 Atriplex polycarpa Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cattle Saltbush 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
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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.2.689009
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.5 Shadscale Saltbush - Fourwing Saltbush - Mat Saltbush Great Basin Scrub Macrogroup | M093 | 3.B.1.Ne.5 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.5.b Shadscale Saltbush - Fourwing Saltbush - Spiny Hopsage Scrub Group | G300 | 3.B.1.Ne.5.b |
| Alliance | A3174 Cattle Saltbush Scrub Alliance | A3174 | 3.B.1.Ne.5.b |
| Association | CEGL001318 Cattle Saltbush Shrubland | CEGL001318 | 3.B.1.Ne.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Atriplex polycarpa (Sawyer et al. 2009) [36.340.04]
= Atriplex polycarpa Association (Peterson 1984a)
= Atriplex polycarpa Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Atriplex polycarpa Community (Faden 1977)
? Atriplex polycarpa/Annual Herbaceous Association (Buck-Diaz et al. 2012)
= Atriplex polycarpa Association (Peterson 1984a)
= Atriplex polycarpa Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Atriplex polycarpa Community (Faden 1977)
? Atriplex polycarpa/Annual Herbaceous Association (Buck-Diaz et al. 2012)
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