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CEGL001269 Larrea tridentata / Dasyochloa pulchella Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Creosotebush / Low Woolly Grass Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Some stands have sparse shrub canopy and may be better classified as grasslands.
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: No Data Available
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: AZ, MXCHH, NM, TX
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.2 Creosotebush - American Tarwort - Mesquite species Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Macrogroup | M086 | 3.A.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.2.a Creosotebush - American Tarwort - Viscid Acacia Chihuahuan Mixed Desert Scrub Group | G288 | 3.A.2.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3164 Creosotebush Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Alliance | A3164 | 3.A.2.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL001269 Creosotebush / Low Woolly Grass Shrubland | CEGL001269 | 3.A.2.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Larrea tridentata / Dasyochloa pulchella Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 1998d)
? Larrea tridentata / Erioneuron pulchellum (Dick-Peddie 1993)
= Larrea tridentata / Erioneuron pulchellum PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
< Creosote Flats Cover Type (Plumb 1988)
< Creosotebush-Lechuguilla-Grass (Leopold and Krausman 1988)
= Creosotebush/Fluffgrass PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Larrea tridentata/Erioneuron pulchellum; LARTRI/ERIPUL)]
? Larrea tridentata / Erioneuron pulchellum (Dick-Peddie 1993)
= Larrea tridentata / Erioneuron pulchellum PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
< Creosote Flats Cover Type (Plumb 1988)
< Creosotebush-Lechuguilla-Grass (Leopold and Krausman 1988)
= Creosotebush/Fluffgrass PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Larrea tridentata/Erioneuron pulchellum; LARTRI/ERIPUL)]
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