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Cattle Saltbush Scrub
Type
:
Alliance
Parent classification
:
Intermountain Shadscale - Saltbush Scrub
Scientific Name
:
Atriplex polycarpa Scrub Alliance
Location
:
United States (California, New Mexico, Nevada)
Description
:
Shrublands in this alliance occur in desert valleys, basins, playas, bajadas, foothills and plains characterized by a sparse to moderately dense shrub layer dominated or codominated by
Atriplex polycarpa
.
Website
:
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Child types
Name
Atriplex polycarpa / Pleuraphis mutica Shrubland
Atriplex polycarpa Shrubland
Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by
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