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CEGL004244 Acacia neovernicosa / Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua gracilis - Bouteloua eriopoda Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Viscid Acacia / Hairy Grama - Blue Grama - Black Grama Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These open grasslands with scattered xeromorphic desert shrubs, mainly Acacia neovernicosa, occur below 1200 m (4000 feet) elevation, on slopes, in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico, Texas and possibly northern Mexico. Other shrubs may be Larrea tridentata, Parthenium incanum, Prosopis glandulosa, and Flourensia cernua. Typical grasses are Pleuraphis mutica, Sporobolus spp., and Bouteloua spp.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Acacia neovernicosa is closely related to and may hybridize with Acacia constricta and Acacia schottii. The three species occur in similar habitats, but Acacia constricta is most typical along the Rio Grande in gravelly soils, and Acacia schottii is most common on gypseous soils (Diamond 1993).
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 found in New Mexico, Texas and possibly northern Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.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.3 Black Grama - Bullgrass - Tobosa Grass Chihuahuan Semi-Desert Grassland Macrogroup | M087 | 3.A.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.3.a Black Grama - Chino Grama - Bush Muhly Semi-Desert Grassland Group | G490 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A3204 Black Grama - Chino Grama Piedmont Desert Grassland Alliance | A3204 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004244 Viscid Acacia / Hairy Grama - Blue Grama - Black Grama Shrub Grassland | CEGL004244 | 3.A.2.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Acacia neovernicosa / Bouteloua curtipendula PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
> Acacia neovernicosa / Bouteloua eriopoda PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
> Viscid Acacia/Black Grama PA (Muldavin et al. 2003a) [(Acacia neovernicosa/Bouteloua eriopoda: ACANEO/BOUERI)]
> Viscid Acacia/Black Grama PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b)
> Acacia neovernicosa / Bouteloua eriopoda PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
> Viscid Acacia/Black Grama PA (Muldavin et al. 2003a) [(Acacia neovernicosa/Bouteloua eriopoda: ACANEO/BOUERI)]
> Viscid Acacia/Black Grama PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b)
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Muldavin, E., P. Neville, P. Arbetan, Y. Chauvin, A. Browder, and T. Neville. 2003a. A vegetation map of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Final report submitted in partial fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. Ca-7170-99-004. New Mexico Natural Heritage Program at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. 102 pp.
- Muldavin, E., V. Archer, and P. Neville. 1998a. A vegetation map of the Borderlands Ecosystem Management Area. Final report submitted to USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Experiment Station, Flagstaff, AZ, by the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 58 pp.
- 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
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.