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CEGL005331 Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Ruderal Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Fairy Duster / Lehmann''s Lovegrass Ruderal Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland typically occurs on gentle midslopes of ridges in southern Arizona at around 1090 m (3580 feet) elevation. Soils are well-drained sandy loam. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense (20-50% cover) short-shrub canopy strongly dominated by Calliandra eriophylla with an open to moderately dense (20-30% cover) herbaceous layer dominated or codominated by Eragrostis lehmanniana. Other common species are Aristida spp., Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua rothrockii, Chloris virgata, Gutierrezia spp., Opuntia engelmannii, and Setaria spp. Diagnostic of this shrubland association is the strong dominance of Calliandra eriophylla in the shrub layer with 20% or more cover and Eragrostis lehmanniana in the herbaceous layer with over a third of the total perennial graminoid cover or over 25% cover. Other shrubs may be present, such as Prosopis velutina, Dasylirion wheeleri, and Fouquieria splendens, at very low cover (<10%).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is based on one plot at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, but observations suggest it is a disturbed version of a more common desert grassland.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense (20-50% cover) short-shrub canopy strongly dominated by Calliandra eriophylla with an open to moderately dense (20-30% cover) herbaceous layer dominated or codominated by Eragrostis lehmanniana. Other common species are Aristida spp., Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua rothrockii, Chloris virgata, Gutierrezia spp., Opuntia engelmannii, and Setaria spp. Diagnostic of this shrubland association is the strong dominance of Calliandra eriophylla in the shrub layer with 20% or more cover and Eragrostis lehmanniana in the herbaceous layer with over a third of the total perennial graminoid cover or over 25% cover. Other shrubs may be present, such as Prosopis velutina, Dasylirion wheeleri, and Fouquieria splendens, at very low cover (<10%).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland typically occurs on gentle midslopes of ridges in southern Arizona at around 1090 m (3580 feet) elevation. Soils are well-drained sandy loam.
Geographic Range: This shrubland is found on foothills in southern Arizona and likely occurs in Sonora, Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: AZ, MXSON?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Honey Mesquite / Red Brome - Lehmann''s Lovegrass Desert Ruderal Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M512 | 3.A.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.90.a Lehmann''s Lovegrass - Red Brome - Asian Mustard Warm Desert Ruderal Grassland Group | G677 | 3.A.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A2687 Lehmann''s Lovegrass - Weeping Lovegrass Ruderal Desert Grassland Alliance | A2687 | 3.A.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL005331 Fairy Duster / Lehmann''s Lovegrass Ruderal Shrubland | CEGL005331 | 3.A.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Semi-natural Shrubland (Schulz 2004)
- Schulz, K. A. 2004. Vegetation classification of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona. Unpublished report submitted to USDI Fish and Wildlife Service. NatureServe, Western Regional Office, Boulder, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.