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CEGL005345 Prosopis velutina / Calliandra eriophylla Ruderal Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Velvet Mesquite / Fairy Duster Ruderal Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland is described from the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona. Plot data indicate an elevational range of 1075-1130 m (3530-3700 feet) and that stands are found on moderate to somewhat steep upland slopes on foothills and outwash plains. Soils are sandy loam or sand. The vegetation is characterized by an open to moderately dense (20-30% cover) tall-shrub canopy dominated by Prosopis velutina with an open to moderately dense (20-30% cover) low-shrub layer dominated by Calliandra eriophylla. Other shrubs present may include Acacia greggii, Mimosa dysocarpa, or Yucca x schottii. The herbaceous layer has high species richness of forbs (>25 species) but at relatively low cover (20%). Cover is codominated by graminoids and forbs. Characteristic species include Bouteloua aristidoides, Bouteloua curtipendula, Hilaria belangeri, Panicum hirticaule, Pleuraphis rigida, Ambrosia confertiflora, Chamaesyce albomarginata, Evolvulus alsinoides, Gutierrezia microcephala, Ipomoea hederacea, Gutierrezia microcephala, Mollugo verticillata, and Phemeranthus aurantiacus. If present, Eragrostis lehmanniana cover is low (less than 25% cover and less than a third of the total perennial graminoid 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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is characterized by an open to moderately dense (20-30% cover) tall-shrub canopy dominated by Prosopis velutina with an open to moderately dense (20-30% cover) low-shrub layer dominated by Calliandra eriophylla. Other shrubs present may include Acacia greggii, Mimosa dysocarpa, or Yucca x schottii (= Yucca arizonica). The herbaceous layer has high species richness of forbs (>25 species) but at relatively low cover (20%). Cover is codominated by graminoids and forbs. Characteristic species include Bouteloua aristidoides, Bouteloua curtipendula, Hilaria belangeri, Panicum hirticaule, Pleuraphis rigida, Ambrosia confertiflora, Chamaesyce albomarginata, Evolvulus alsinoides, Gutierrezia microcephala, Ipomoea hederacea, Gutierrezia microcephala, Mollugo verticillata, and Phemeranthus aurantiacus (= Talinum aurantiacum). If present, Eragrostis lehmanniana cover is low (less than 25% cover and less than a third of the total perennial graminoid cover).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland is described from the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona. Plot data indicate an elevational range of 1075-1130 m (3530-3700 feet) and that stands are found on moderate to somewhat steep upland slopes on foothills and outwash plains. Soils are sandy loam or sand.
Geographic Range: This shrubland is found on foothills of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona and likely occurs in Sonora, Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: AZ, MXSON?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.806409
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.b Honey Mesquite - Velvet Mesquite Warm Desert Ruderal Scrub Group | G819 | 3.A.2.Na.90.b |
| Alliance | A3163 Velvet Mesquite Ruderal Desert Scrub Alliance | A3163 | 3.A.2.Na.90.b |
| Association | CEGL005345 Velvet Mesquite / Fairy Duster Ruderal Shrubland | CEGL005345 | 3.A.2.Na.90.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Prosopis velutina / Calliandra eriophylla 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.