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Bouteloua eriopoda Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Bouteloua eriopoda Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: One stand in this alliance was reported from White Sands Missile Range in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico. Elevations range from 1200-2700 m at White Sands Missile Range. The climate is arid. Mean annual precipitation is 22 cm with over half occurring during the late summer monsoon season often as high-intensity convection storm. Grasslands in this Chihuahuan Desert alliance are dominated by the perennial shortgrass Bouteloua eriopoda. There is also a sparse dwarf-shrub layer dominated by Artemisia bigelovii. More detailed description information was not available. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26253.BOUTELOUAERIOPO
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: Bouteloua eriopoda Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Alliance
  Translated: Black Grama Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125295 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1570