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CEGL001638 Pleuraphis mutica - Bouteloua gracilis Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tobosa Grass - Blue Grama Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This minor type is known from the northern Jornada del Muerto basin, and gentle dipslopes in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. Elevations range from 1400 to 2250 m (4600-7400 feet). It is characterized by abundant to luxuriant Pleuraphis mutica and Bouteloua gracilis cover. Shrubs are insignificant, and forb diversity is low (8 species).
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: No Data Available
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNRQ
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.d Tobosa Grass - Alkali Sacaton - Vine-mesquite Semi-Desert Lowland Grassland Group | G489 | 3.A.2.Na.3.d |
| Alliance | A3185 Tobosa Grass Lowland Desert Grassland Alliance | A3185 | 3.A.2.Na.3.d |
| Association | CEGL001638 Tobosa Grass - Blue Grama Grassland | CEGL001638 | 3.A.2.Na.3.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Hilaria mutica - Bouteloua gracilis PA (Bourgeron et al. 1995a)
= Hilaria mutica - Bouteloua gracilis PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
= Hilaria mutica - Bouteloua gracilis PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
= Tobosagrass/Blue Grama PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Hilaria mutica/Bouteloua gracilis; HILMUT/BOUGRA)]
= Hilaria mutica - Bouteloua gracilis PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
= Hilaria mutica - Bouteloua gracilis PA (Bourgeron et al. 1993b)
= Tobosagrass/Blue Grama PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Hilaria mutica/Bouteloua gracilis; HILMUT/BOUGRA)]
- Bourgeron, P. S., L. D. Engelking, H. C. Humphries, E. Muldavin, and W. H. Moir. 1993b. Assessing the conservation value of the Gray Ranch: Rarity, diversity and representativeness. Unpublished report prepared for The Nature Conservancy by the Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. (Volume I and II).
- Bourgeron, P. S., L. D. Engelking, H. C. Humphries, E. Muldavin, and W. H. Moir. 1995a. Assessing the conservation value of the Gray Ranch: Rarity, diversity and representativeness. Desert Plants 11(2-3):3-68.
- 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.
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- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.