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CEGL005745 Chilopsis linearis / Prunus fasciculata Desert Wash Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Desert-willow / Desert Almond 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. Chilopsis linearis is dominant and characteristic in the sparse to open tree overstory (2-17% cover). The sparse to moderately dense shrub layer is variable, ranging from 5 to 33% cover, and is dominated or codominated by Prunus fasciculata with other wash-associated species such as Acacia greggii, Hymenoclea salsola, and Viguiera parishii, which often have around 5% cover. A variety of other shrubs may be present. If present, the herb understory is typically sparse and ranges from 1 to 10% cover. Commonly associated herbs include Euphorbia sp., Oenothera caespitosa, Penstemon palmeri, Sphaeralcea ambigua, and on disturbed sites introduced species Bromus madritensis, Bromus rubens, Erodium cicutarium, and Schismus spp. Stands are found at low to mid elevations along intermittently flooded canyon drainages and gravelly arroyos that are within midslope to upper bajada positions with northwestern to eastern aspects. Sites occur on low to mid slopes between 970 and 1380 m elevation often with southerly aspects. Soils are rapidly drained medium to coarse sand derived from sedimentary rocks, primarily limestone and sandstone and a variety of igneous and metamorphic substrates such as gneiss, granite, granodiorite, and schist.
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 scrub is dominated by characteristic species Chilopsis linearis in the sparse to open tree overstory (2-17% cover) (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a, Evens 2000, Evens et al. 2014). The sparse to moderately dense shrub layer is variable, ranging from 5 to 33% cover, and is dominated or codominated by Prunus fasciculata with other wash-associated species such as Acacia greggii, Hymenoclea salsola, and Viguiera parishii, which often have around 5% cover (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a, Evens 2000, Evens et al. 2014). A variety of other shrubs may be present, including Ambrosia eriocentra, Artemisia ludoviciana, Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Opuntia phaeacantha, Phoradendron californicum, Salazaria mexicana, Salvia dorrii, Stephanomeria pauciflora, Yucca baccata, and Yucca schidigera (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a, Evens 2000, Evens et al. 2014). If present, the herb understory is typically sparse and ranges from 1 to 10% cover. Commonly associated herbs include Euphorbia sp., Oenothera caespitosa, Penstemon palmeri, Sphaeralcea ambigua, and on disturbed sites introduced species Bromus madritensis, Bromus rubens, Erodium cicutarium, and Schismus spp. (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a, Evens 2000, Evens et al. 2014).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs along intermittently flooded drainages in the Mojave Desert in California. Stands are found at low to mid elevations along intermittently flooded canyon drainages and gravelly arroyos that are within midslope to upper bajada positions with northwestern to eastern aspects. Sites occur on low to mid slopes between 970 and 1380 m elevation often with southerly aspects. Soils are rapidly drained medium to coarse sand derived from sedimentary rocks, primarily limestone and sandstone and a variety of igneous and metamorphic substrates such as gneiss, granite, granodiorite, and schist.
Geographic Range: This association occurs along intermittently flooded channels in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
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 | CEGL005745 Desert-willow / Desert Almond Desert Wash Scrub | CEGL005745 | 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 / Prunus fasciculata (Sawyer et al. 2009) [61.550.04]
= Chilopsis linearis / Prunus fasciculata Association (Evens et al. 2014)
< Chilopsis linearis Shrubland Alliance (Keeler-Wolf and Thomas 2000)
< Desert willow series (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998a)
= Chilopsis linearis / Prunus fasciculata Association (Evens et al. 2014)
< 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.