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CEGL001341 Acacia neovernicosa / Flourensia cernua Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Viscid Acacia / American Tarwort Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a Chihuahuan shrubland type in the Southwest and minor type on White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Stands occur on red sandstone slopes that are moderately steep to steep and have warm exposures. The dominant vegetation is characterized by moderately open to moderately closed shrub canopies (25-70% cover) of Acacia neovernicosa and Flourensia cernua. A sparse understory is typical, but stands may include some (less than 1% cover) Muhlenbergia porteri, Achnatherum eminens, Eriogonum abertianum, Bahia absinthifolia, or Acourtia nana.
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: AZ, NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.2 Creosotebush - American Tarwort - Mesquite species Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Macrogroup | M086 | 3.A.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.2.a Creosotebush - American Tarwort - Viscid Acacia Chihuahuan Mixed Desert Scrub Group | G288 | 3.A.2.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3166 Whitethorn Acacia - Viscid Acacia Thornscrub Alliance | A3166 | 3.A.2.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL001341 Viscid Acacia / American Tarwort Shrubland | CEGL001341 | 3.A.2.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Chihuahuan Desertscrub, Xeric Phase (Wentworth 1982)
= Viscid Acacia/Tarbush PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Acacia neovernicosa/Flourensia cernua; ACANEO/FLOCER)]
= Viscid Acacia/Tarbush PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Acacia neovernicosa/Flourensia cernua; ACANEO/FLOCER)]
- 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
- Wentworth, T. R. 1982. Vegetation and flora of the Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 17:29-44.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.