Blackbush scrub
Blackbush scrub,[1] or blackbrush scrub,[2] is a vegetation type of the Western United States deserts characterized by low growing, dark gray blackbush (Coleogyne ramosissima) as the dominant species.[1][2] Blackbush often occurs in pure stands, giving a uniform dark gray appearance to the landscape.[1]
Mojave Desert[]
Blackbrush scrub occurs over a wide elevation range in the Mojave Desert.[1] It may occur as an understory in or pinyon-juniper woodland.[1] Associates in the Mojave Desert include ephedra (Ephedra nevadensis, Ephedra viridis), hop-sage Grayia spinosa, turpentine broom (Thamnosma montana), horsebrush (Tedradymia spp.), cheesebush (Ambrosia salsola), and winter fat (Krascheninnikovia lanata).[1]
Colorado Plateau[]
In the Colorado Plateau, it occurs across uniformly thin soils.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam Mackay, p18, 252
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, p 3, 105
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Plant communities of California
- Plant communities of the Western United States
- Flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region
- Plant stubs