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CEGL001354 Rhus microphylla / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Littleleaf Sumac / Sideoats Grama Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a minor type on White Sands Missile Range, but it has been previously described from southwestern New Mexico (Muldavin et al. 1998a). The association is savanna-like with a very open but tall canopy of Rhus microphylla with a luxuriant and tall grass layer (>75% cover) dominated by Bouteloua curtipendula. It is known from large alluvial flats of the northern Jornada del Muerto basin at an elevation of 1460 m (4785 feet). The soils are derived from very fine clay alluvial deposits.
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: GNR
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.2 Creosotebush - American Tarwort - Mesquite species Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Macrogroup | M086 | 3.A.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.2.c Sand Sagebrush - Broom Smokebush Sand Scrub Group | G287 | 3.A.2.Na.2.c |
| Alliance | A3137 Broom Smokebush - Frosted Mint - Littleleaf Sumac Desert Sand Scrub Alliance | A3137 | 3.A.2.Na.2.c |
| Association | CEGL001354 Littleleaf Sumac / Sideoats Grama Shrubland | CEGL001354 | 3.A.2.Na.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Rhus microphylla / Bouteloua curtipendula PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
= Rhus microphylla / Bouteloua curtipendula PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
= Rhus microphylla / Bouteloua curtipendula Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 2003a)
= Littleleaf Sumac/Sideoats Grama PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Rhus microphylla/Bouteloua curtipendula; RHUMIC/BOUCUR)]
= Rhus microphylla / Bouteloua curtipendula PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
= Rhus microphylla / Bouteloua curtipendula Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 2003a)
= Littleleaf Sumac/Sideoats Grama PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Rhus microphylla/Bouteloua curtipendula; RHUMIC/BOUCUR)]
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- 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.
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- 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
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