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CEGL001637 Pleuraphis mutica Monotype Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tobosa Grass Monotype Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This minor type is known from the northern Jornada del Muerto and northern Tularosa basins of New Mexico at elevations ranging from 1430 to 1460 m (4700-4800 feet). This grassland is composed of a uniform, luxuriant cover of Pleuraphis mutica to the near exclusion of other species. Sporobolus airoides is a common associate, but seldom exceeds 5% cover. Shrubs are insignificant, and forb diversity is low (10 species).
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
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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: No Data Available
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5?
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 | CEGL001637 Tobosa Grass Monotype Grassland | CEGL001637 | 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 mutica Monotype PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
= Pleuraphis mutica Monotype PA (Wood et al. 1999)
= Tobosa Grass Consociation (Whitfield and Anderson 1938)
= Tobosagrass/Monotypic Stand PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Hilaria mutica/Monotype; HILMUT/MONTYP)]
= Pleuraphis mutica Monotype PA (Wood et al. 1999)
= Tobosa Grass Consociation (Whitfield and Anderson 1938)
= Tobosagrass/Monotypic Stand PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Hilaria mutica/Monotype; HILMUT/MONTYP)]
- 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.
- Muldavin, E., V. Archer, and P. Neville. 1998a. A vegetation map of the Borderlands Ecosystem Management Area. Final report submitted to USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Experiment Station, Flagstaff, AZ, by the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 58 pp.
- Muldavin, E., Y. Chauvin, and G. Harper. 2000b. The vegetation of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico: Volume I. Handbook of vegetation communities. Final report to Environmental Directorate, White Sands Missile Range. New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. 195 pp. plus appendices
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.
- Whitfield, C. L., and H. L. Anderson. 1938. Secondary succession in the desert plains grassland. Ecology 19:171-180.
- 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.