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CEGL001645 Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Bouteloua hirsuta Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bullgrass - Hairy Grama Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in southwestern New Mexico near the Animas Mountains. It is found on moderately steep slopes with southerly aspects at an elevation of 1770 m (5800 feet) on rhyolitic parent material. The grass layer is abundant with Muhlenbergia emersleyi well represented, but not necessarily the dominant. Other grasses present are Bothriochloa barbinodis, Lycurus phleoides, Aristida schiedeana var. orcuttiana, Eragrostis intermedia, Panicum hirticaule, and Setaria grisebachii. The shrub layer is poorly represented though diverse and includes Dasylirion wheeleri, Nolina microcarpa, Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera, Brickellia venosa, and Gutierrezia sarothrae. The forb layer is scarce in cover but is highly diverse and has 20+ species present. This association grades into ~Quercus emoryi / Muhlenbergia emersleyi Scrub Woodland (CEGL000685)$$ as elevation increases.
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: The grass layer is abundant with Muhlenbergia emersleyi well represented, but not necessarily the dominant. Other grasses present are Bothriochloa barbinodis, Lycurus phleoides, Aristida schiedeana var. orcuttiana (= Aristida orcuttiana), Eragrostis intermedia, Panicum hirticaule, and Setaria grisebachii. The shrub layer is poorly represented though diverse and includes Dasylirion wheeleri, Nolina microcarpa, Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera, Brickellia venosa, and Gutierrezia sarothrae. The forb layer is scarce in cover but is highly diverse and has 20+ species present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: It is found on moderately steep slopes with southerly aspects at an elevation of 1770 m (5800 feet) on rhyolitic parent material.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in southwestern New Mexico near the Animas Mountains.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688126
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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 | A3206 Bullgrass - Curly-leaf Muhly - New Mexico Feathergrass Madrean Lower Montane Grassland Alliance | A3206 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL001645 Bullgrass - Hairy Grama Grassland | CEGL001645 | 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: = Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Bouteloua hirsuta PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
= Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Bouteloua hirsuta PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
= Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Bouteloua hirsuta PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
- 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., 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.