A moderately tall, fairly open shrubland with several species contributing to the canopy. Dominants usually include Artemisia tridentata and Purshia tridentata with several perennial grasses between the shrubs.
SITE FACTORS:
Deep, gravelly, well drained sites, usually on alluvium derived primarily from granitic sources. Intergrades on cooler or more shallow-soiled sites with Subalpine Sagebrush Scrub (35220); with Great Basin Pinyon Juniper Woodlands on residual upland sites; and with Big Sagebrush Scrub on slightly lower elevation, less fertile, or overgrazed sites.
DISTRIBUTION:
Widely distributed in the northern Mojave and throughout the Great Basin deserts, as well as extensive on much of the Modoc Plateau. Also apparently in isolated pockets in the Inner South Coast Ranges.
UPDATE: 10/86
Source: Holland, 1986
Digital Text: NatureBase