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Fouquieria splendens Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fouquieria splendens Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance includes shrublands with Fouquieria splendens as a dominant component, occurring with other broad-leaved and microphyllous evergreen xeromorphic shrubs. Shrublands in this alliance are found from the Trans-Pecos of western Texas and in the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts in New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, and Zacatecas. These sparse desert shrublands usually occur below 1525 m elevation, above the Larrea tridentata-dominated desertscrub plains, and grading into the semi-desert grasslands above. It is found on various desert habitats, often in areas with rock outcroppings, boulders, and loose rocks. Soils are coarse and shallow. Ground cover is dominated by gravel and rock. Other characteristic shrubs include Acacia spp., Prosopis glandulosa, Dasylirion spp., Yucca torreyi, Yucca elata, Nolina spp., and Parthenium incanum. Larrea tridentata is common at lower elevation sites. A sparse graminoid layer is usually present and is often dominated by Bouteloua hirsuta with Aristida spp., Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua ramosa, and Erioneuron pilosum. Forb cover is generally sparse and may include species of Asclepias, Astragalus, and Eriogonum. Cacti include Opuntia imbricata and Coryphantha spp. Fouquieria splendens frequently occurs as a component in other alliances.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17935.FOUQUIERIASPLEN Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Fouquieria splendens Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Ocotillo Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124932 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.863