Ruderal Camelthorn - Syrian Bean-caper Shrubland

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:Great Basin-Intermountain Ruderal Dry Shrubland & Grassland
Scientific Name:Alhagi maurorum - Zygophyllum fabago Ruderal Shrubland Alliance
Location:United States (Arizona, Utah)
Description:This cool, semi-arid interior western U.S. ruderal shrubland alliance is strongly dominated (>90% relative canopy cover) by invasive, exotic shrub species such as Alhagi maurorum, Cytisus striatus, or Zygophyllum fabago and occurs in disturbed dry to mesic basins, alluvial fans, and foothills at elevations up to 2200 m.
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Child types

Name
Alhagi maurorum Ruderal Scrub

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer