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Fouquieria splendens / Petrophyton caespitosum Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fouquieria splendens / Petrophyton caespitosum Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This Chihuahuan Desert shrubland association is a limited endemic community known from four occurrences in the San Andres Mountains (Sheep Mountain and Big Gyp Mountain) and the Sierra Oscura of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico (it is potentially present in the Guadalupe Mountains of southern New Mexico). It occurs at elevations of 1650-2010 m (5400-6600 feet) and is limited to limestone outcrops with extensive areas of exposed bedrock. Cercocarpus montanus is often a codominant shrub with Fouquieria splendens. Petrophyton caespitosum is diagnostic in the herb layer, growing among the cracks in the limestone bedrock.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17934.FOUQUIERIASPLEN Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Fouquieria splendens Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Code: CEGL001379   Translated: Ocotillo / Tufted Rockmat Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683714 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Fouquieria splendens / Petrophyton caespitosum Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Fouquieria splendens / Petrophyton caespitosum Shrubland