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Panicum bulbosum - Alopecurus aequalis Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Panicum bulbosum - Alopecurus aequalis Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs in the lower foothills zone of an isolated desert mountain range in New Mexico. It is found along narrow channels of intermittent streams in draws or small canyons of the Animas Mountains foothills, at about 1770 m elevation. Soils are derived from silty alluvium and are gravelly loams, with a component of surface rocks. This is a lush, herbaceous wetland association, dominated by the mid-height perennial bunch grasses Panicum bulbosum and Alopecurus aequalis. Together these species average 60% cover. Scattered seedling or saplings of the broad-leaved deciduous tree, Fraxinus velutina, may occur. Other herbaceous species are primarily graminoids, with few forbs, and contributing little cover (<5%). No other information is available. Although only one example of this association has been documented, it is probably a remnant example of a type once much more extensive. The documented example is in very good condition, with little evidence of grazing impacts. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18744.PANICUMBULBOSUM
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Bulb Panicgrass - Short-awn Foxtail Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683974 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001653
  Scientific: Panicum bulbosum - Alopecurus aequalis Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Bulb Panicgrass - Short-awn Foxtail Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Panicum bulbosum - Alopecurus aequalis Herbaceous Vegetation