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CEGL001542 Larrea tridentata / Pleuraphis mutica Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Creosotebush / Tobosa Grass Shrub Grassland
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: 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: AZ
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687175
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.d Tobosa Grass - Alkali Sacaton - Vine-mesquite Semi-Desert Lowland Grassland Group | G489 | 3.A.2.Na.3.d |
| Alliance | A3185 Tobosa Grass Lowland Desert Grassland Alliance | A3185 | 3.A.2.Na.3.d |
| Association | CEGL001542 Creosotebush / Tobosa Grass Shrub Grassland | CEGL001542 | 3.A.2.Na.3.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Hilaria-Larrea Association (Ferguson 1950)
= Larrea tridentata / Pleuraphis mutica Association (Malusa 2003)
= Larrea tridentata / Pleuraphis mutica Association (Malusa 2003)
- 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 Unpublished report.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.
- Ferguson, C. W. 1950. An ecological analysis of lower Sonoran zone relic vegetation in southcentral Arizona. Unpublished thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson. 41 pp.
- Malusa, J. 2003. Vegetation of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona. Report submitted to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, NPS Cooperative Agreement CA1248.00.002. TA. UA2-71, NPS Cooperative Agreement 1443CA860197006. USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Sonoran Desert Field Station, University of Arizona, Tucson.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.