Mojave mixed woody scrub

Background

Description and distribution  Mojave mixed woody scrub is a complex scrub community, open enough to be passable, and usually characterized by Yucca brevifolia herbertii, Eriogonum fasciculatum polifolium, and Isomeris arborea arborea. Most of the constituent species also occur in other nearby communities. The sites where this community occurs typically have very shallow, overly drained, often rolling to steep soils, usually derived from granitic parent materials. These sites have extremely low water holding capacity, mild alkalinity, and are not very saline. The typical elevation range is 2,000-5,000 feet. In the Plan area, approximately 104,214 acres of this community occurs along the southern slopes of the Little San Bernardino Mountains, where approximately 73% is protected within Joshua Tree National Park, Big Morongo ACEC, and the San Gorgonio Wilderness, immediately west of Highway 62. Associated covered species. The covered species associated with this community is desert tortoise.