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Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS

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Appendix C: Global <strong>and</strong> local plant community descriptions<br />

C.5 Sparse<br />

C.5.1. Atriplex obovata Badl<strong>and</strong> Sparse <strong>Vegetation</strong><br />

Base map class<br />

NatureServe common name<br />

NatureServe code<br />

New.Mexico.Saltbush.Badl<strong>and</strong>s.Sparse.<strong>Vegetation</strong><br />

New.Mexico.Saltbush.Badl<strong>and</strong>.Sparse.<strong>Vegetation</strong><br />

CEGL002928<br />

Summary:<br />

This sparsely vegetated badl<strong>and</strong> association occurs in the southern Colorado Plateau in northern<br />

Arizona between the elevations of 1300 <strong>and</strong> 1741 m (4265-5712 ft). Sites are flat to gently sloping <strong>and</strong><br />

range between 0 <strong>and</strong> 9% (average 3%). Substrates are clays derived from shale. Many of the st<strong>and</strong>s<br />

have some cover of surface rocks, including s<strong>and</strong>stone, basalt, desert pavement, <strong>and</strong> petrified wood.<br />

The vegetation cover is characterized by sparse total vegetation cover (

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