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CEGL004508 Festuca arizonica - Blepharoneuron tricholepis Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Arizona Fescue - Pine-dropseed Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These high-elevation grasslands, codominated by Festuca arizonica and Blepharoneuron tricholepis, occur at elevations of 2000-2500 m (6500-8000 feet) on the highest peaks of the Davis Mountains (Mount Livermore), Guadalupe Mountains (Pine Top Mountain), and Chisos Mountains (Mount Emory) of Texas. In the Davis Mountains (on Mount Livermore), other species include Allium cernuum, Salvia arizonica, Achillea millefolium, Muhlenbergia minutissima, Commelina dianthifolia, Bouteloua gracilis, Artemisia carruthii, Elymus elymoides, Castilleja spp., and Silene laciniata ssp. greggii.
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: This association is restricted to the highest peaks of the Davis Mountains (Mount Livermore), Guadalupe Mountains (Pine Top Mountain), and Chisos Mountains (Mount Emory), Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686095
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.Nf Western North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D022 | 2.B.2.Nf |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nf.3 Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species - Mountain Muhly Subalpine-High Montane Mesic Meadow Macrogroup | M168 | 2.B.2.Nf.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.3.a Arizona Fescue - Thurber''s Fescue - Mountain Muhly Grassland Group | G268 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.a |
| Alliance | A3953 Arizona Fescue - Mountain Muhly - Muttongrass Southern Rocky Mountain Montane Grassland Alliance | A3953 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004508 Arizona Fescue - Pine-dropseed Grassland | CEGL004508 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Festuca arizonica - Blepharoneuron tricholepis Plant Association (Muldavin and Tonne 2003)
- Muldavin, E., and P. Tonne. 2003. A vegetation survey and preliminary ecological assessment of Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico. Natural Heritage New Mexico Publication No. 03-GTR-272. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. 73 pp. plus appendices.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.