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CEGL002921 Ericameria nauseosa / Muhlenbergia pungens - Achnatherum hymenoides Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Rubber Rabbitbrush / Sandhill Muhly - Indian Ricegrass Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrub herbaceous association is currently only known from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs on sandsheets at 2300 to 2505 m elevation. Terrain is flat with ground cover dominated by bare soil. Vegetation is sparse for both shrub and herbaceous species. Ericameria nauseosa is the dominant shrub species with 10-20% cover. Dominant herbaceous species include Muhlenbergia pungens and Achnatherum hymenoides. Other commonly occurring species with low cover values include Sporobolus airoides, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, Psoralidium lanceolatum, Opuntia polyacantha, Lygodesmia juncea, Hesperostipa comata, and Eriogonum cernuum.
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: This association is currently only known from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689429
Confidence Level: Low
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.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.e Intermountain Sparsely Vegetated Dune Scrub & Grassland Group | G775 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.e |
| Alliance | A4149 Rubber Rabbitbrush - Sand Buckwheat - Four-part Horsebrush Sparse Scrub Alliance | A4149 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.e |
| Association | CEGL002921 Rubber Rabbitbrush / Sandhill Muhly - Indian Ricegrass Shrub Grassland | CEGL002921 | 3.B.1.Ne.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Salas, D. E., J. Stevens, K. Schulz, M. Artmann, B. Friesen, S. Blauer, E. W. Schweiger, and A. Valdez. 2010b. Vegetation classification and mapping project report: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Natural Resource Report NPS/ROMN/NRR--2010/179. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.