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CEGL004248 Yucca faxoniana / Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua gracilis - Bouteloua eriopoda Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eve''s-needle / Hairy Grama - Blue Grama - Black Grama Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Grasslands with scattered xeromorphic desert shrubs, mainly Yucca faxoniana, occurring at 1050-1550 m (3500-5000 feet) elevation in the southern Trans-Pecos, especially the Dead Horse Mountains. Bouteloua eriopoda and Bouteloua breviseta occur with Agave lechuguilla, Quercus pungens, Rhus virens, Rhus microphylla, Cercocarpus montanus, and Ceanothus 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 type is found in the southern Trans-Pecos, especially the Dead Horse Mountains.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687213
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.a Black Grama - Chino Grama - Bush Muhly Semi-Desert Grassland Group | G490 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A3205 Sotol species / Sideoats Grama - Curly-leaf Muhly Foothill Desert Grassland Alliance | A3205 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004248 Eve''s-needle / Hairy Grama - Blue Grama - Black Grama Shrub Grassland | CEGL004248 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Bouteloua hirsuta / Yucca faxoniana PA (Wood et al. 1999)
? Spanish Bayonet Series (Diamond 1993)
? Spanish Bayonet Series (Diamond 1993)
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Wood, S., G. Harper, E. Muldavin, and P. Neville. 1999. Vegetation map of the Sierra del Carmen, U.S.A. and Mexico. Final report submitted to Big Bend National Park by the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 57 pp.