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CEGL001377 Fouquieria splendens / Bouteloua hirsuta Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ocotillo / Hairy Grama Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This desert shrub-grassland association is known only from the Animas Mountains of southwestern New Mexico and reported from Trans-Pecos Texas. It may occur in adjacent Arizona and Mexico, but survey is needed to document it there. It occurs at about 1525 m (5000 feet) elevation on rolling hills with rocky, shallow soils. Stands are characterized by a moderate cover of grasses dominated by Bouteloua hirsuta in association with Eragrostis intermedia. Scattered, but conspicuous Fouquieria splendens along with Prosopis glandulosa typify the shrub layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Limited documentation for this type exists.
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 association is known only from the Animas Mountains of southwestern New Mexico and reported from Trans-Pecos Texas. It may occur elsewhere in southwestern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, and northern Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: AZ?, NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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 | CEGL001377 Ocotillo / Hairy Grama Shrubland | CEGL001377 | 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: = Fouquieria splendens / Bouteloua hirsuta PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
= Fouquieria splendens / Bouteloua hirsuta PA (Bourgeron et al. 1995a)
= Fouquieria splendens / Bouteloua hirsuta PA (Bourgeron et al. 1995a)
- Bourgeron, P. S., L. D. Engelking, H. C. Humphries, E. Muldavin, and W. H. Moir. 1993b. Assessing the conservation value of the Gray Ranch: Rarity, diversity and representativeness. Unpublished report prepared for The Nature Conservancy by the Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. (Volume I and II).
- Bourgeron, P. S., L. D. Engelking, H. C. Humphries, E. Muldavin, and W. H. Moir. 1995a. Assessing the conservation value of the Gray Ranch: Rarity, diversity and representativeness. Desert Plants 11(2-3):3-68.
- 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.
- NHNM [Natural Heritage New Mexico]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.