DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Flourensia cernua | Tarbush 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Tarbush is essentially restricted to the Chihuahuan Desert, where it may
be locally or generally abundant [14].  It occurs in Arizona,
California, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico at elevations ranging from
1,312 feet (400 m) to 6,500 feet (1,981 m) [1,4,12].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES30  Desert shrub
   FRES33  Southwestern shrubsteppe
   FRES40  Desert grasslands


STATES : 
     AZ  CA  NM  TX  MEXICO


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     BIBE  CACA  FOBO  GUMO  WHSA


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    7  Lower Basin and Range
   12  Colorado Plateau
   13  Rocky Mountain Piedmont


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K044  Creosotebush - tarbush
   K059  Trans-Pecos shrub savanna


SAF COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Tarbush is associated with creosotebush (Larrea tridentata), mesquite
(Prosopis spp.), burrograss (Scleropogon brevifolius), and tobosa
(Hilaria mutica).  It readily replaces native grasses in desert
grasslands [1,28,32].

Related categories for Species: Flourensia cernua | Tarbush