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CEGL002271 Bouteloua gracilis - Bouteloua dactyloides - Pleuraphis jamesii Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Blue Grama - Buffalograss - James'' Galleta Grassland
Colloquial Name: Blue Grama - Galleta Shortgrass Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs on slopes and uplands in the Great Plains of New Mexico and Texas, and in Oklahoma is restricted to Cimarron County. Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua dactyloides, and Pleuraphis jamesii are dominant and/or characteristic. Associated species include Bothriochloa saccharoides, Bouteloua eriopoda, Eriogonum jamesii, Melampodium leucanthum, Cylindropuntia imbricata, and Zinnia grandiflora.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Distribution and description and range of this type needs review. This type is very similar to CEGL001759. Most of the floristics of that type are shared with the Oklahoma stands, except for Artemisia bigelovii and Artemisia frigida.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua dactyloides (= Buchloe dactyloides), and Pleuraphis jamesii are dominant and/or characteristic. Associated species include Bothriochloa saccharoides, Bouteloua eriopoda, Eriogonum jamesii, Melampodium leucanthum, Cylindropuntia imbricata (= Opuntia imbricata), and Zinnia grandiflora.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs on slopes and uplands.
Geographic Range: This association is restricted in Oklahoma to Cimarron County, and occurs further south in the Great Plains of New Mexico and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM, OK, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685041
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nb Central North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D023 | 2.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nb.3 Blue Grama - Buffalograss Shortgrass Prairie Macrogroup | M053 | 2.B.2.Nb.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.3.a Blue Grama - Buffalograss - James'' Galleta Shortgrass Prairie Group | G144 | 2.B.2.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A4000 Blue Grama - Buffalograss Shortgrass Prairie Alliance | A4000 | 2.B.2.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL002271 Blue Grama - Buffalograss - James'' Galleta Grassland | CEGL002271 | 2.B.2.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Waterfall, U. T. 1949. Some results of a summer''s botanizing in Oklahoma. Rhodora February:18-29.