Globemallow Dry Meadow

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Scientific Name:Sphaeralcea ambigua - Sphaeralcea coccinea - Sphaeralcea parvifolia Dry Meadow Alliance
Location:United States (California, Arizona, Utah)
Description:This herbaceous alliance occurs in the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and Mojave Desert and is characterized by a sparse to moderately dense herbaceous layer (5-24% cover) that is dominated or codominated by Sphaeralcea ambigua with a variety of other forbs and scattered grasses present
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Child types

Name
Sphaeralcea (coccinea, parvifolia) Grassland
Sphaeralcea ambigua Dry Meadow

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer