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CEGL005809 Tiquilia latior / Sporobolus airoides Dwarf-shrub Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Matted Crinklemat / Alkali Sacaton Dwarf-shrub Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dwarf-shrubland association is currently only known from Wupatki National Monument in Arizona, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association is found at an elevation of 1300 m (4265 feet) with no slope. The substrate consists of red sand, black cinders, and relict Pleistocene river cobbles. Total vegetation cover is 22% with 16% in the shrub layer and 5% in the ground layer. Species diversity consists of 8 species. The dwarf-shrub layer is dominated by Tiquilia latior, and the herbaceous layer is dominated by Sporobolus airoides.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Stands of ~Tiquilia hispidissima / Sporobolus airoides Dwarf-shrub Grassland (CEGL004574)$$ have been reported from north-central Arizona because of confusion over the taxonomy of Tiquilia. The Chihuahuan Desert species is Tiquilia hispidissima (Torr. & Gray) A. Richards, whereas the Arizona species is Tiquilia latior (I.M. Johnston) A. Richards. The confusion occurred because the latter species was treated as a variety of the former one, as Coldenia hispidissima var. latior I.M. Johnston, which was later elevated to species (and transferred to Tiquilia). Tiquilia hispidissima is not reported from Arizona, but only from Texas, New Mexico and possibly Mexico; Tiquilia latior is reported from Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah (Kartesz 1999).
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: This association is currently only known from Wupatki National Monument in Arizona. However, Tiquilia latior is reported from Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah (Kartesz 1999). Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.5 Salt Marsh Formation | F035 | 2.C.5 |
| Division | 2.C.5.Nd North American Western Interior Brackish Marsh, Playa & Shrubland Division | D036 | 2.C.5.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.5.Nd.1 Warm & Cool Desert Alkali-Saline Marsh, Playa & Shrubland Macrogroup | M082 | 2.C.5.Nd.1 |
| Group | 2.C.5.Nd.1.a Saltgrass - Lemmon''s Alkali Grass - Saltwort species Alkaline-Saline Marsh & Playa Group | G538 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.a |
| Alliance | A1334 Alkali Sacaton - Scratchgrass - Alkali Cordgrass Alkaline Wet Meadow Alliance | A1334 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.a |
| Association | CEGL005809 Matted Crinklemat / Alkali Sacaton Dwarf-shrub Wet Meadow | CEGL005809 | 2.C.5.Nd.1.a |
Concept Lineage: Upgraded to Standard during screening.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Tiquilia latior / Sporobolus airoides Dwarf-shrubland [Provisional] (Hansen et al. 2004b)
- Coles, J., M. Hansen, and K. Thomas. 2003. Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, vegetation classification and distribution: A USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program study. Southwest Biological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report. [in preparation]
- Hansen, M., J. Coles, K. A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, and K. Schulz. 2004b. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, vegetation classification and distribution. U.S. Geological Survey Technical Report. Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ. 229 pp.
- Kartesz, J. T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.