North American Warm Semi-Desert Dune & Sand Flats

Type:Group
Parent classification:Mojave-Sonoran Semi-Desert Scrub
Scientific Name:North American Warm Semi-Desert Dune & Sand Flats Group
Location:United States (Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas); Mexico (Baja California, Coahuila, Sonora)
Description:This group occurs on dunes and sandsheets in the Mojave, Colorado, Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of southwestern North America and consists of sparse to low cover of vegetation (<15% total cover) and includes woody vegetation, perennial grasses and/or psammophitic herbs.
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Child types

Name
Big Galleta Desert Grassland
Chihuahuan Sparsely Vegetated Dune
Mojave-Sonoran Sparsely Vegetated Dune

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer