Print Report
CEGL001511 Prosopis glandulosa / Muhlenbergia porteri Ruderal Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Honey Mesquite / Bush Muhly Ruderal Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a ruderal type in the Southwest (known from Fort Bliss and the Borderlands area), and a minor type on White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. It may also occur in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas as well as northern Mexico. Unlike the rest of the communities of this alliance, this association occurs both on the coarse soils (sand to loamy sand) of stabilized sand deposits of basin floors, and on granite-derived alluvial fan deposits. Elevations range from 1200 to 1670 m (3925-5475 feet). Stands are characterized by a moderately open (25% average cover) shrub layer dominated by Prosopis glandulosa, with Muhlenbergia porteri dominating both under canopies and in the inter-shrub spaces. Additionally, stands are relatively high in diversity (25 species reported) and commonly include Atriplex canescens, Ephedra trifurca, Yucca elata, Dasyochloa pulchella, Sporobolus flexuosus, and Bouteloua eriopoda. Both species composition and geomorphology suggest an intermediate disturbance stage between more wind-eroded coppice dune types, such as ~Prosopis glandulosa / Atriplex canescens Ruderal Shrubland (CEGL001382)$$, and stabilized Sporobolus flexuosus or Bouteloua eriopoda grasslands of the basin and bajadas.
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 occurs in New Mexico. It may also occur in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas as well as northern Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683866
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Honey Mesquite / Red Brome - Lehmann''s Lovegrass Desert Ruderal Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M512 | 3.A.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.90.b Honey Mesquite - Velvet Mesquite Warm Desert Ruderal Scrub Group | G819 | 3.A.2.Na.90.b |
| Alliance | A3162 Honey Mesquite Ruderal Desert Scrub Alliance | A3162 | 3.A.2.Na.90.b |
| Association | CEGL001511 Honey Mesquite / Bush Muhly Ruderal Shrubland | CEGL001511 | 3.A.2.Na.90.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Prosopis glandulosa / Muhlenbergia porteri PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
= Prosopis glandulosa / Muhlenbergia porteri PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
= Honey Mesquite/Bush Muhly PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Prosopis glandulosa/Muhlenbergia porteri; PROGLA/MUHPOR)]
= Prosopis glandulosa / Muhlenbergia porteri PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
= Honey Mesquite/Bush Muhly PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Prosopis glandulosa/Muhlenbergia porteri; PROGLA/MUHPOR)]
- Bourgeron, P. S., L. D. Engelking, H. C. Humphries, E. Muldavin, and W. H. Moir. 1993b. Assessing the conservation value of the Gray Ranch: Rarity, diversity and representativeness. Unpublished report prepared for The Nature Conservancy by the Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. (Volume I and II).
- Bourgeron, P. S., M. Jensen, L. Engelking, R. Everett, and H. Humphries. 1995b. Landscape ecology, conservation biology and principles of ecosystem management. Pages 41-47 in: Symposium proceedings of Ecosystem Management in Western Interior Forests, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- 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., V. Archer, and P. Neville. 1998a. A vegetation map of the Borderlands Ecosystem Management Area. Final report submitted to USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Experiment Station, Flagstaff, AZ, by the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 58 pp.
- 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
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.