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CEGL001761 Bouteloua gracilis - Sporobolus cryptandrus Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Blue Grama - Sand Dropseed Grassland
Colloquial Name: Blue Grama - Sand Dropseed Shortgrass Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous association is currently only known from El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs between 2085 and 2200 m (6840-7230 feet) elevation on a variety of landforms including valley bottoms, gentle shoulders or footslopes of low hills, and occasionally kipukas and depositional areas in lavaflows. Substrates are mainly derived from alluvium or sometimes from volcanics or sandstone formations. Typically, ground surface cover is dominated by soil, with gravel, rock, litter, and coarse woody debris as minor components. In some areas, pocket gopher mounds and kangaroo rat burrows have disturbed the soil. In this shortgrass prairie grassland, graminoids dominate (generally >25% cover) with Bouteloua gracilis and Sporobolus cryptandrus the most frequent and abundant species. Forbs are scattered and most frequently include Sphaeralcea coccinea and Artemisia carruthii, along with the non-native Salsola tragus. Among trees, Juniperus monosperma and Pinus edulis are scattered about this grassland association, along with the shrubs Ericameria nauseosa and Gutierrezia sarothrae, but seldom exceed 1 or 2% cover.
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: This association is only known from El Malpais National Monument, therefore no global information is currently available.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is only known from El Malpais National Monument, therefore no global information is currently available.
Geographic Range: This association is currently only known from El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689375
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNRQ
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nb Central North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D023 | 2.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nb.3 Blue Grama - Buffalograss Shortgrass Prairie Macrogroup | M053 | 2.B.2.Nb.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.3.a Blue Grama - Buffalograss - James'' Galleta Shortgrass Prairie Group | G144 | 2.B.2.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A4001 Blue Grama - Hairy Grama - Sideoats Grama Shortgrass Prairie Alliance | A4001 | 2.B.2.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL001761 Blue Grama - Sand Dropseed Grassland | CEGL001761 | 2.B.2.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Bouteloua gracilis - Sporobolus cryptandrus Herbaceous Vegetation (Muldavin et al. 2013c)
= Bouteloua gracilis - Sporobolus cryptandrus PA (Muldavin and Mehlhop 1992)
= Bouteloua gracilis - Sporobolus cryptandrus PA (Muldavin and Mehlhop 1992)
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