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Eastern Mojave Mountain Woodland and Shrubland

Ecoregion in Great Basin in CA, NV, AZ, UT

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The Eastern Mojave Mountain Woodland and Shrubland ecoregion occurs in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona at elevations from about 5000 to over 7000 feet, where mean annual precipitation increases to between 10 and 16 inches per year. Vegetation includes pinyon, Utah juniper, Rocky Mountain juniper, curl-leaf mountain-mahogany, and cliffrose. In many areas, a denser and more diverse mixture of large interior chaparral shrubs occurs, including oaks, ceanothus, silktassel, and Apache plume. A sagebrush zone is largely absent, although to the north in Nevada, some Wyoming big sagebrush may be found, along with blackbrush, in the understory of the woodland. The

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