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CEGL001053 Purshia stansburiana / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Stansbury''s Cliffrose / Bluebunch Wheatgrass Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Purshia mexicana / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrubland was changed to ~Purshia stansburiana / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrubland (CEGL001053)$$ on 2001-09-04 because of a taxonomic change of a nominal species. Purshia mexicana var. stansburiana (Torr.) Welsh is now recognized as Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson (Kartesz 1999). Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson, a closely related species occurs in Chihuahua, Durango and Zacatecas, Mexico, and possibly extreme southern Arizona, and is not known to be present in this association (Cronquist et al. 1997).
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: US
States/Provinces: UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686136
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.B Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S11 | 3.B |
| Formation | 3.B.1 Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F033 | 3.B.1 |
| Division | 3.B.1.Ne Western North American Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D040 | 3.B.1.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 3.B.1.Ne.1 Yellow Rabbitbrush - Blackbrush / Indian Ricegrass Dry Shrubland & Grassland Macrogroup | M171 | 3.B.1.Ne.1 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.1.a Joshua Tree - Eastern Mojave Buckwheat - Rough Joint-fir Mixed Desert Scrub Group | G296 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.a |
| Alliance | A0833 Stansbury''s Cliffrose Scrub Alliance | A0833 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.a |
| Association | CEGL001053 Stansbury''s Cliffrose / Bluebunch Wheatgrass Shrubland | CEGL001053 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Cowania mexicana Habitat Type (Price and Brotherson 1987)
- 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.
- Cronquist, A., N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren. 1997. Intermountain flora: Vascular plants of the Intermountain West, USA. Volume 3, Part A, subclass Rosidae (except Fabeles). New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 446 pp.
- Price, K. P., and J. D. Brotherson. 1987. Habitat and community relationships of cliffrose (Cowania mexicana var. stansburiana) in central Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 47(1):132-151.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.