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CEGL001339 Poliomintha incana / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Frosted Mint / Blue Grama Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This minor shrubland association is described from deep sand sites within the pinyon-juniper woodlands of north-central New Mexico. Elevation is approximately 1850 m. Stands are found on well-drained hillslopes. The vegetation is characterized by an open shrub layer codominated by Poliomintha incana and Artemisia filifolia. Artemisia filifolia has higher cover especially in the lower slope positions that may hold soil water longer. Other woody plants include Gutierrezia sarothrae, Ericameria nauseosa var. bigelovii, Opuntia phaeacantha, and Opuntia polyacantha with occasional Juniperus monosperma or Pinus edulis trees. The sparse grass layer is composed of Bouteloua gracilis, Sporobolus cryptandrus, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
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: The vegetation is characterized by an open shrub layer codominated by Poliomintha incana and Artemisia filifolia. Artemisia filifolia has higher cover especially in the lower slope positions that may hold soil water longer. Other woody plants include Gutierrezia sarothrae, Ericameria nauseosa var. bigelovii, Opuntia phaeacantha, and Opuntia polyacantha with occasional Juniperus monosperma or Pinus edulis trees. The sparse grass layer is composed of Bouteloua gracilis, Sporobolus cryptandrus, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Elevation is approximately 1850 m. Stands are found on well-drained hillslopes.
Geographic Range: This minor shrubland association is found in north-central New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688834
Confidence Level: Low
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.B Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S11 | 3.B |
| Formation | 3.B.1 Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F033 | 3.B.1 |
| Division | 3.B.1.Ne Western North American Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D040 | 3.B.1.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 3.B.1.Ne.1 Yellow Rabbitbrush - Blackbrush / Indian Ricegrass Dry Shrubland & Grassland Macrogroup | M171 | 3.B.1.Ne.1 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.1.b Blackbrush - Cutler''s Joint-fir - Torrey''s Joint-fir Colorado Plateau Shrubland Group | G312 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.b |
| Alliance | A0862 Frosted Mint Shrubland Alliance | A0862 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.b |
| Association | CEGL001339 Frosted Mint / Blue Grama Shrubland | CEGL001339 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.
- Dick-Peddie, W. A., J. K. Meents, and R. Spellenberg. 1984. Vegetation resource analysis for the Velarde Community Ditch Project, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico. Unpublished final report prepared for the USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Southwestern Region, Amarillo, TX. 251 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.