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CEGL005293 Salazaria mexicana Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mexican Bladdersage Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Mexican bladdersage shrubland association occurs in northern Arizona, southeastern California and southern Nevada. It is currently described from Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. More survey and classification work are needed to fully characterize this type. It typically occurs on sideslopes of cinder cones at 1275 to 1400 m (4250-4600 feet) elevation, on south- and west-facing aspects of moderately steep (10-24°) slopes. Soils are moderately well-drained silty clays that lie above volcanic cinders. Vegetation is dominated by the short shrub Salazaria mexicana. Tall shrubs are absent. The short-shrub layer includes Lycium andersonii and Ephedra aspera. Dwarf-shrubs are rare, but Thamnosma montana does occur sporadically. The graminoid understory is extremely sparse and almost non-existent in some stands; however, species such as Bromus arvensis, Achnatherum speciosum, Bromus rubens, and Elymus elymoides sporadically occur at trace covers. Mentzelia albicaulis and Astragalus sp. are consistently present in the forb understory. Amsinckia menziesii, Mirabilis multiflora, and Chaenactis stevioides also commonly occur.
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: Vegetation is dominated by the short shrub Salazaria mexicana. Tall shrubs are absent. The short-shrub layer includes Lycium andersonii and Ephedra aspera (= Ephedra fasciculata). Dwarf-shrubs are rare, but Thamnosma montana does occur sporadically. The graminoid understory is extremely sparse and almost non-existent in some stands; however, species such as Bromus arvensis, Achnatherum speciosum, Bromus rubens, and Elymus elymoides sporadically occur at trace covers. Mentzelia albicaulis and Astragalus sp. are consistently present in the forb understory. Amsinckia menziesii, Mirabilis multiflora, and Chaenactis stevioides also commonly occur.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This Mexican bladdersage shrubland typically occurs on sideslopes of cinder cones at 1275 to 1400 m (4250-4600 feet) elevation, on south- and west-facing aspects of moderately steep (10-24°) slopes. Soils are moderately well-drained silty clays that lie above volcanic cinders.
Geographic Range: This shrubland association occurs in northern Arizona, southeastern California and southern Nevada. More survey work is needed to fully document its global range.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ, CA, NV
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.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 | A4185 Desert Almond - Mexican Bladdersage Northern Mojave Desert Wash Scrub Alliance | A4185 | 3.A.2.Na.7.a |
| Association | CEGL005293 Mexican Bladdersage Shrubland | CEGL005293 | 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: = Salazaria mexicana (Sawyer et al. 2009) [33.310.01]
= Salazaria mexicana Association (Beatley 1976)
= Salazaria mexicana Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Salazaria mexicana Shrubland (Reid and Hall 2010)
= Salazaria mexicana Association (Beatley 1976)
= Salazaria mexicana Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Salazaria mexicana Shrubland (Reid and Hall 2010)
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