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Bouteloua gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Bouteloua gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This minor plant association is reported from Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming. Sites are flat to gently sloping and include plains, plateaus and montane meadows. Substrates are variable and range from coarse-textured soils derived from sand, gravel or cinder to silty clay loam prairie soils. The vegetation is characterized by a moderate to dense (25-80% cover) herbaceous layer that is strongly dominated by the warm-season, perennial shortgrass Bouteloua gracilis. Associated grasses are Bouteloua curtipendula, Elymus elymoides, Muhlenbergia spp., Pascopyrum smithii, Pleuraphis jamesii (= Hilaria jamesii), Sporobolus cryptandrus, and the introduced annual grass Bromus tectorum. Forb cover is sparse. Scattered Ericameria nauseosa shrubs and an occasional Pinus edulis, Juniperus spp., or Pinus ponderosa (in montane stands) tree may be present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21004.BOUTELOUAGRACIL 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: Bouteloua gracilis Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Blue Grama Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685307 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001760   Scientific: Bouteloua gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Blue Grama Shortgrass Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Bouteloua gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation