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CEGL004245 Dasylirion leiophyllum - Agave lechuguilla / Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua gracilis - Bouteloua eriopoda Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Green Sotol - Lechuguilla / Hairy Grama - Blue Grama - Black Grama Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These open grasslands with succulent, xeromorphic, desert shrubs, mainly Agave lechuguilla and Dasylirion leiophyllum, occur on slopes with shallow, rocky soils at elevations below 1350 m (4500 feet) in the Trans-Pecos. Grasses include Bouteloua breviseta, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua warnockii, and Pleuraphis mutica.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This was formerly placed in "grasslands with shrubs" -- relative cover of shrubs and grasses is highly variable, depending on site and management history.
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: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683867
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.3 Black Grama - Bullgrass - Tobosa Grass Chihuahuan Semi-Desert Grassland Macrogroup | M087 | 3.A.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.3.a Black Grama - Chino Grama - Bush Muhly Semi-Desert Grassland Group | G490 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A3205 Sotol species / Sideoats Grama - Curly-leaf Muhly Foothill Desert Grassland Alliance | A3205 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004245 Green Sotol - Lechuguilla / Hairy Grama - Blue Grama - Black Grama Shrubland | CEGL004245 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Bouteloua eriopoda / Dasylirion leiophyllum PA (Wood et al. 1999)
> Bouteloua hirsuta / Dasylirion leiophyllum PA (Wood et al. 1999)
> Dasylirion leiophyllum - Agave lechuguilla / Bouteloua eriopoda Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 2003a)
= Sotol-Lechuguilla-Grass Cover Type (Plumb 1988)
> Bouteloua hirsuta / Dasylirion leiophyllum PA (Wood et al. 1999)
> Dasylirion leiophyllum - Agave lechuguilla / Bouteloua eriopoda Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 2003a)
= Sotol-Lechuguilla-Grass Cover Type (Plumb 1988)
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Muldavin, E., P. Neville, P. Arbetan, Y. Chauvin, A. Browder, and T. Neville. 2003a. A vegetation map of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Final report submitted in partial fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. Ca-7170-99-004. New Mexico Natural Heritage Program at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. 102 pp.
- Plumb, G. A. 1988. An algorithmic approach to automated vegetation mapping of Big Bend National Park, Texas. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Kansas, Lawrence. 449 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Wood, S., G. Harper, E. Muldavin, and P. Neville. 1999. Vegetation map of the Sierra del Carmen, U.S.A. and Mexico. Final report submitted to Big Bend National Park by the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 57 pp.