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CEGL004561 Artemisia filifolia - Psorothamnus scoparius - Dalea lanata Gypsum Dune Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sand Sagebrush - Broom Smokebush - Woolly Prairie-clover Gypsum Dune Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on more stable and vegetated gypsum dunes of Trans-Pecos Texas and possibly adjacent areas. Artemisia filifolia, Psorothamnus scoparius, Atriplex canescens, and Dalea lanata share dominance in the shrub stratum, with Yucca elata and Chrysothamnus pulchellus also present. Herbaceous species present are Sporobolus giganteus, Achnatherum hymenoides, Andropogon hallii, Gaillardia multiceps, and Bouteloua breviseta. This community occurs in association with the ~Artemisia filifolia / Andropogon hallii - Achnatherum hymenoides Gypsum Dune Shrubland (CEGL004559)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at The Nature Conservancy''s Gypsum Dunes Preserve.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In stands of this community, Artemisia filifolia, Psorothamnus scoparius, Atriplex canescens, and Dalea lanata share dominance in the shrub stratum, with Yucca elata and Chrysothamnus pulchellus also present. Herbaceous species present are Sporobolus giganteus, Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides), Andropogon hallii, Gaillardia multiceps, and Bouteloua breviseta.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found only in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas and possibly adjacent areas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.b Hairy Crinklemat / Gypsum Grama - Gyp Dropseed Grassland Group | G492 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A3242 Sand Sagebrush / Sand Bluestem - Gypsum Grama Gypsum Dune Desert Grassland Alliance | A3242 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004561 Sand Sagebrush - Broom Smokebush - Woolly Prairie-clover Gypsum Dune Shrubland | CEGL004561 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Mixed Shrub Series, Psorothamnus scoparius - Artemisia filifolia - Oryzopsis hymenoides - Sporobolus spp. (Dick-Peddie 1993)
< Sandsage-Midgrass Series (Diamond 1993)
< Sandsage-Midgrass 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.
- Dick-Peddie, W. A. 1993. New Mexico vegetation: Past, present, and future. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. 244 pp.
- Powell, A. M., and B. L. Turner. 1974. Aspects of the plant biology of the gypsum outcrops of the Chihuahuan Desert. Pages 315-325 in: R. H. Wauer and D. H. Riskind, editors. Transactions of the Symposium on the Biological Resources of the Chihuahuan Desert region, United States and Mexico. USDI National Park Service, Washington, DC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.