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CEGL001379 Fouquieria splendens / Petrophytum caespitosum Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ocotillo / Tufted Rockmat Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Chihuahuan Desert shrubland association is a limited endemic community known from four occurrences in the San Andres Mountains (Sheep Mountain and Big Gyp Mountain) and the Sierra Oscura of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico (it is potentially present in the Guadalupe Mountains of southern New Mexico). It occurs at elevations of 1650-2010 m (5400-6600 feet) and is limited to limestone outcrops with extensive areas of exposed bedrock. Cercocarpus montanus is often a codominant shrub with Fouquieria splendens. Petrophytum caespitosum is diagnostic in the herb layer, growing among the cracks in the limestone bedrock.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is known from south-central New Mexico. It may occur farther south in the Sacramento and Guadalupe mountains, but confirmation is needed.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683714
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.2 Creosotebush - American Tarwort - Mesquite species Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Macrogroup | M086 | 3.A.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.2.d Lechuguilla - Candelilla - Cactus-apple Chihuahuan Desert Succulent Scrub Group | G286 | 3.A.2.Na.2.d |
| Alliance | A3159 Ocotillo Chihuahuan Desert Succulent Scrub Alliance | A3159 | 3.A.2.Na.2.d |
| Association | CEGL001379 Ocotillo / Tufted Rockmat Shrubland | CEGL001379 | 3.A.2.Na.2.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Ocotillo/Mat Rockspirea PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Fouquieria splendens/Petrophyton caespitosum: FOUSPL/PETCAE)]
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Muldavin, E., Y. Chauvin, and G. Harper. 2000b. The vegetation of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico: Volume I. Handbook of vegetation communities. Final report to Environmental Directorate, White Sands Missile Range. New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. 195 pp. plus appendices
- Muldavin, E., and P. Mehlhop. 1992. A preliminary classification and test vegetation map for White Sands Missile Range and San Andreas National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. University of New Mexico, New Mexico Natural Heritage Program.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.