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CEGL001267 Larrea tridentata / Tiquilia hispidissima Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Creosotebush / Hairy Crinklemat Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a plant association of the Southwest and a minor type on White Sands Missile Range. It is known to occur at low elevations on gypsum soils near Mound Springs in the northern Tularosa basin. It is characterized by a very open canopy of Larrea tridentata and Prosopis glandulosa with scattered cover of the low-growing dwarf-shrub Tiquilia hispidissima. The soils are a patchwork of exposed gypsum outcrop hummocks surrounded by deflated areas that are overlain by deep layers of alluvial sediments. This association is probably limited to areas where gypsum is exposed.
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: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684336
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.b Hairy Crinklemat / Gypsum Grama - Gyp Dropseed Grassland Group | G492 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A3243 Hairy Crinklemat / Gyp Dropseed - Fleshy Honeysweet Gypsum Outcrop & Alluvial Flat Desert Scrub Alliance | A3243 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL001267 Creosotebush / Hairy Crinklemat Shrubland | CEGL001267 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Larrea tridentata / Tiquilia hispidissima PA (Muldavin and Mehlhop 1992)
= Larrea tridentata / Tiquilia hispidissima PA (Wood et al. 1999)
= Creosotebush/Hairy Coldenia PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Larrea tridentata/Tiquilia hispidissima; LARTRI/TIQHIS)]
= Larrea tridentata / Tiquilia hispidissima PA (Wood et al. 1999)
= Creosotebush/Hairy Coldenia PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Larrea tridentata/Tiquilia hispidissima; LARTRI/TIQHIS)]
- 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.
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 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
- 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.
- 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.