Elephant-tree - Physicnut - Organ Pipe Cactus Desert Scrub

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:Sonoran Sarcocaulescent Desert Scrub
Scientific Name:Bursera microphylla - Jatropha cuneata - Stenocereus thurberi Desert Scrub Alliance
Location:Mexico (Sonora)
Description:This alliance is widespread in northern Sonora, Mexico, and is characterized by tropical genera Jatropha and Bursera, which are typically present in these sparse to dense shrub-dominated stands. Diagnostic species are Bursera microphylla, Jatropha cuneata, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum, Pachycereus pringlei, Pachycereus schottii, and Stenocereus thurberi.
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