Mountain brush

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Mountain brush is a plant community or vegetation type of the flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region.[1]: 3  It covers large parts of the mountain foothills and shaded canyons in areas below the Ponderosa pine community.[1]: 3  It is characterized by dominance by shrubby Gambel's Oak (Quercus gambelii), Utah serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis), sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), and mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus).[1]: 3 

References

  1. ^ a b c Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7