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CEGL004452 Fouquieria splendens Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ocotillo Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland occurs in Arizona, typically on gentle to moderate slopes of ridges, foothills and mountain canyons. Sites may occur on any aspect but are typically found on warmer southern and western aspects. Plot data from Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge indicate elevations of 1150-1250 m (3700-4100 feet) on well-drained sandy loam. Substrates are rocky with 50% surface rock. The vegetation is characterized by an open (30% cover) tall-shrub canopy dominated by Fouquieria splendens (10% or more cover). If present, Prosopis velutina has low cover (<10%) and does not codominate the tall-shrub layer. A low-shrub layer of Calliandra eriophylla (<20% cover), Tiquilia mexicana, Ferocactus wislizeni, and Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera may be present. The herbaceous layer is sparse (about 10% cover) and dominated by mixed perennial graminoids. Characteristic species are Aristida ternipes, Bothriochloa barbinodis, Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua curtipendula, and Setaria macrostachya. Other common species include Evolvulus spp., Gutierrezia microcephala, Krameria erecta, and Phemeranthus aurantiacus. Eragrostis lehmanniana may be present but at less than 25% cover and less than a third of the total perennial graminoid layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is characterized by an open (30% cover) tall-shrub canopy dominated by Fouquieria splendens (10% or more cover). If present, Prosopis velutina has low cover (<10%) and does not codominate the tall-shrub layer. A low-shrub layer of Calliandra eriophylla (<20% cover), Tiquilia mexicana (= Coldenia mexicana), Ferocactus wislizeni, and Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera (= Mimosa biuncifera) may be present. The herbaceous layer is sparse (about 10% cover) and dominated by mixed perennial graminoids. Characteristic species are Aristida ternipes, Bothriochloa barbinodis, Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua curtipendula, and Setaria macrostachya. Other common species include Evolvulus spp., Gutierrezia microcephala, Krameria erecta, and Phemeranthus aurantiacus (= Talinum aurantiacum). Eragrostis lehmanniana may be present but at less than 25% cover and less than a third of the total perennial graminoid layer.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland occurs in Arizona, typically on gentle to moderate slopes of ridges, foothills and mountain canyons. Sites may occur on any aspect but are typically found on warmer southern and western aspects. Plot data from Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge indicate elevations of 1150-1250 m (3700-4100 feet) on well-drained sandy loam. Substrates are rocky with 50% surface rock.
Geographic Range: This desertscrub association occurs on foothills in Arizona and likely occurs in adjacent Sonora, Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: AZ, CA, MXSON?, NM?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.A Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Woodland, Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S06 | 3.A |
| Formation | 3.A.2 Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F015 | 3.A.2 |
| Division | 3.A.2.Na North American Warm Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D039 | 3.A.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 3.A.2.Na.4 Saguaro - Organ Pipe Cactus - Burrobush Mojave-Sonoran Semi-Desert Scrub Macrogroup | M088 | 3.A.2.Na.4 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.4.b Creosotebush - Burrobush - Brittlebush Desert Scrub Group | G295 | 3.A.2.Na.4.b |
| Alliance | A3278 Creosotebush - Ocotillo Upper Bajada & Rock Outcrop Desert Scrub Alliance | A3278 | 3.A.2.Na.4.b |
| Association | CEGL004452 Ocotillo Shrubland | CEGL004452 | 3.A.2.Na.4.b |
Concept Lineage: resurrected as a placeholder for AZ
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Fouquieria splendens Association (Evens et al. 2014)
? Fouquieria splendens Sparse Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 1998d)
? Fouquieria splendens Sparse Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 1998d)
- Evens, J. M., K. Sikes, D. Hastings, and J. Ratchford. 2014. Vegetation alliance descriptions for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Death Valley National Park and Mojave National Preserve. Unpublished report submitted to USDI National Park Service, Mojave Desert Network Inventory and Monitoring Program. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA.
- Kearsley, M. J. C., K. Green, M. Tukman, M. Reid, M. Hall, T. J. Ayers, and K. Christie. 2015. Grand Canyon National Park-Grand Canyon / Parashant National Monument vegetation classification and mapping project. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRCA/NRR--2015/913. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 75 pp. plus appendices.
- Muldavin, E., G. Shore, K. Taugher, and B. Milne. 1998d. A vegetation map classification and map for the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. Final report submitted to USDI, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, NM, by the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. 73 pp. + appendices.
- Reid, M. S., and M. E. Hall. 2010. Vegetation classification of Grand Canyon National Park. Draft report submitted to National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Schulz, K. A. 2004. Vegetation classification of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona. Unpublished report submitted to USDI Fish and Wildlife Service. NatureServe, Western Regional Office, Boulder, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.