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A.837 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.837
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: These shrublands are described from sandy areas in the White Sands Missile Range in Tularosa Basin in south-central New Mexico. Elevations range from approximately 1200-1600 m. Climate is arid to semi-arid with most of the annual precipitation occurring during the late summer and fall, often as high-intensity convective storms. Stands are typically found on sandy plains and may help stabilize shifting sands and prevent blowouts. It is not known if this alliance occurs on active dunes or gypsum substrates. Stands have a sparse to dense cover of shrubs 1-2 m tall, dominated by ~Psorothamnus scoparius$ with the understory dominated by the perennial grass ~Sporobolus flexuosus$. No other information is available on the species composition of this alliance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2467.A837
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.A.4.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: PSOROTHAMNUS SCOPARIUS SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.837
  Common: Broom Smokebush Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Psorothamnus scoparius Shrubland Alliance