Chihuahuan Desert Scrub
| Type: | Macrogroup | | Parent classification: | Southwest North American Warm Desert | | Scientific Name: | Larrea tridentata - Flourensia cernua - Prosopis spp. Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Macrogroup | | Location: | Mexico (Nuevo Leon, Durango, Sonora, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosi, Coahuila); United States (Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas) | | Description: | This widespread Chihuahuan Desert scrub macrogroup has a moderate to sparse xeromorphic shrub layer frequently dominated by diagnostic species Acacia constricta, Acacia neovernicosa, Flourensia cernua, Larrea tridentata, Prosopis glandulosa, or Prosopis velutina. Stands may be dominated by a single species or be mixed, composed of a variety of desert scrub, thornscrub, stem rosette and succulent species present to codominant. | | Website: | View website |
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