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CEGL005759 Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Ephedra funerea Desert Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Creosotebush - Burrobush - Death Valley Joint-fir Desert Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This scrub association is found at mid to upper elevations in the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in California and southern Nevada. Vegetation is characterized by an open to moderate shrub canopy (8-42% cover) codominated by Ambrosia dumosa with Larrea tridentata and Atriplex hymenelytra characteristically present to codominant. Echinocactus polycephalus is also frequently present. If present, the herbaceous layer is variable, ranging from sparse to open with native forbs Eriogonum inflatum, Stephanomeria pauciflora, and exotic annual grass Bromus tectorum most abundant. Stands occur on variable slope positions ranging from 600-1650 m elevation. Sites occur on gentle to steep slopes on variable aspects. Soils are also variable and derived from a variety of substrates such as alluvium, conglomerate, limestone, rhyolite, and sandstone.
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 characterized by an open to moderate shrub canopy (8-42% cover) codominated by Ambrosia dumosa with Larrea tridentata and Atriplex hymenelytra characteristically present to codominant (Evens et al. 2014). Echinocactus polycephalus is also frequently present. If present, the herbaceous layer is variable, ranging from sparse to open (to 16% cover) with native forbs Eriogonum inflatum, Stephanomeria pauciflora, and exotic annual grass Bromus tectorum most abundant (Evens et al. 2014).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This scrub association is found at mid to upper elevations in the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin in California and southern Nevada. It occurs on variable slope positions ranging from 600-1650 m elevation (Evens et al. 2014). Sites occur on gentle to steep slopes (to 34°) on variable aspects (Evens et al. 2014). Soils are also variable and are derived from a variety of substrates such as alluvium, conglomerate, limestone, rhyolite, and sandstone (Evens et al. 2014).
Geographic Range: This scrub association is found in the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. It was sampled in Mojave National Preserve and Death Valley National Park in 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.4 Saguaro - Organ Pipe Cactus - Burrobush Mojave-Sonoran Semi-Desert Scrub Macrogroup | M088 | 3.A.2.Na.4 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.4.b Creosotebush - Burrobush - Brittlebush Desert Scrub Group | G295 | 3.A.2.Na.4.b |
| Alliance | A3277 Creosotebush - Burrobush Bajada & Valley Desert Scrub Alliance | A3277 | 3.A.2.Na.4.b |
| Association | CEGL005759 Creosotebush - Burrobush - Death Valley Joint-fir Desert Shrubland | CEGL005759 | 3.A.2.Na.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Ephedra funerea (Sawyer et al. 2009) [33.140.29]
= Larrea tridentata-Ambrosia dumosa-Ephedra funerea Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Larrea tridentata-Ambrosia dumosa-Ephedra funerea Association (Keeler-Wolf and Thomas 2000)
< Larrea tridentata-Ambrosia dumosa Alliance (Keeler-Wolf and Thomas 2000)
= Larrea tridentata-Ambrosia dumosa-Ephedra funerea Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Larrea tridentata-Ambrosia dumosa-Ephedra funerea Association (Keeler-Wolf and Thomas 2000)
< Larrea tridentata-Ambrosia dumosa Alliance (Keeler-Wolf and Thomas 2000)
- 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.