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CEGL005744 Chilopsis linearis / Hymenoclea salsola Desert Wash Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Desert-willow / Burrobrush Desert Wash Scrub
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs along intermittently flooded drainages in the Mojave Desert in California and southern Nevada. Chilopsis linearis is dominant and characteristic in the sparse to open tree overstory (1-40% cover). The sparse to moderately dense shrub layer is variable, ranging from 2 to 26% cover, and is dominated or codominated by Hymenoclea salsola with 1-10% cover. Ephedra californica and Cleome isomeris may be present to codominant in shrub layer. A variety of other wash-associated shrubs may be present. Herbaceous cover is sparse and commonly includes introduced species Bromus madritensis, Bromus rubens, Erodium cicutarium, and Schismus spp. on disturbed sites. Stands are found at low to mid elevations along intermittently flooded drainages that are braided and scoured, primarily in arroyos, washes, or canyons. Sites occur on low to mid slopes between 580 and 1200 m elevation often with southerly aspects. Soils are rapidly drained medium to coarse sand derived from alluvium from a variety of substrates such as granite, granodiorite, rhyolite, limestone and sandstone. Over 80% of the ground surface is gravel and fine sediment.
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: This association is characterized by dominance of Chilopsis linearis in the sparse to open tree overstory (1-40% cover). The sparse to moderately dense shrub layer is variable, ranging from 2 to 26% cover, and is dominated or codominated by Hymenoclea salsola with 1-10% cover (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a, Evens 2000, Evens et al. 2014). Ephedra californica and Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea) may be present to codominant in the shrub layer. A variety of other wash-associated shrubs may be present, including Acacia greggii, Cleome isomeris, Larrea tridentata, Phoradendron californicum, and Senecio flaccidus (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a, Evens 2000, Evens et al. 2014). Herbaceous cover is sparse and commonly includes introduced species Bromus madritensis, Bromus rubens, Erodium cicutarium, and Schismus spp. on disturbed sites.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs along intermittently flooded drainages in the Mojave Desert in California and southern Nevada. Stands are found at low to mid elevations along intermittently flooded drainages that are braided and scoured, primarily in arroyos, washes, or canyons (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a, Evens 2000, Evens et al. 2014). Sites occur on low to mid slopes between 580 and 1200 m elevation often with southerly aspects. Soils are rapidly drained medium to coarse sand derived from alluvium from a variety of substrates such as granite, granodiorite, rhyolite, limestone and sandstone (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a, Evens 2000, Evens et al. 2014). Over 80% of the ground surface is gravel and fine sediment
Geographic Range: This association occurs along intermittently flooded channels in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California and southern Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: 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 | A1044 Desert-willow - Smoketree Desert Wash Scrub Alliance | A1044 | 3.A.2.Na.7.a |
| Association | CEGL005744 Desert-willow / Burrobrush Desert Wash Scrub | CEGL005744 | 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: = Chilopsis linearis / Ambrosia salsola (Sawyer et al. 2009) [61.550.02]
= Chilopsis linearis / Hymenoclea salsola Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Chilopsis linearis / Hymenoclea salsola Association (Evens 2000)
< Chilopsis linearis Shrubland Alliance (Keeler-Wolf and Thomas 2000)
< Desert willow series (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a)
= Chilopsis linearis / Hymenoclea salsola Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Chilopsis linearis / Hymenoclea salsola Association (Evens 2000)
< Chilopsis linearis Shrubland Alliance (Keeler-Wolf and Thomas 2000)
< Desert willow series (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a)
- Evens, J. M. 2000. Water course vegetation on granite and calcareous substrates in the eastern Mojave Desert, California. Master''s thesis, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
- 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., C. Roye, and K. Lewis. 1998a. Vegetation mapping and classification of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California. Unpublished report on file at California Natural Diversity Database, California Department Fish and Game, Sacramento.
- 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.