Usually low, grayish, microphyllous shrubs, 0.3-1m tall, with some succulent species. Total cover often low, with much bare ground between the widely spaced shrubs. Stands typically are strongly dominated by a single Atriplex species.
SITE FACTORS:
Fine-textured, poorly drained soils with high alkalinity and/or salinity, usually surrounding playas on slightly higher ground, hence somewhat drier than the adjacent Desert Sink Scrub (36120).
DISTRIBUTION:
Widely scattered on margins of dry lake beds in the Colorado, Mojave, and Great Basin deserts.
UPDATE:10/86
Source: Holland, 1986
Digital Text: NatureBase