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CEGL001544 Artemisia bigelovii / Muhlenbergia setifolia Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bigelow''s Sagebrush / Curly-leaf Muhly Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: On White Sands Missile Range this community is known from one occurrence in the Oscura Mountains. It occurs on a moderate, north-facing slope on limestone substrate at 1670 m (5475 feet) elevation. Overall grass cover is low and seldom exceeds 10%, but Muhlenbergia setifolia is the clear dominant. Artemisia bigelovii is the dwarf-shrub indicator species, but Nolina microcarpa is also codominant.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683884
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 | CEGL001544 Bigelow''s Sagebrush / Curly-leaf Muhly Shrub Grassland | CEGL001544 | 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: = Muhlenbergia setifolia / Artemisia bigelovii PA (Muldavin and Mehlhop 1992)
= Curlyleaf Muhly/Bigelow''s Sagebrush PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Muhlenbergia setifolia/Artemisia bigelovii; MUHSET/ARTBIG)]
= Curlyleaf Muhly/Bigelow''s Sagebrush PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Muhlenbergia setifolia/Artemisia bigelovii; MUHSET/ARTBIG)]
- 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.