Spiny Hopsage Scrub

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:Intermountain Shadscale - Saltbush Scrub
Scientific Name:Grayia spinosa Scrub Alliance
Location:United States (Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Wyoming)
Description:This alliance occurs in the Great Basin and the eastern Mojave Desert, and is characterized by a sparse to moderately dense shrub layer of Grayia spinosa. Other shrubs are species of Mojavean or Great Basin affinities.
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Child types

Name
Grayia spinosa - Prunus andersonii Shrubland
Grayia spinosa / Achnatherum hymenoides Shrubland
Grayia spinosa / Achnatherum thurberianum Shrubland
Grayia spinosa / Artemisia nova / Achnatherum speciosum Shrubland
Grayia spinosa / Poa secunda Shrubland

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer