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Achnatherum speciosum Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation [Placeholder] | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Achnatherum speciosum Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation [Placeholder] Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: A shrubland with desert needlegrass as the dominant in the herb layer. Often intergrades into creosotebush scrub. Stand composition varies. Achnatherum speciosum (= Stipa speciosa) is the sole dominant or important grass in the ground layer. Other plants in the herb layer may include Nassella lepida (= Stipa lepida), Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides), Nassella cernua (= Stipa cernua), Poa secunda, and Elymus elymoides. Grasses <1 m; cover open. The shrub layer often contains Hymenoclea salsola.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27254.ACHNATHERUMSPEC 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: Achnatherum speciosum Shrub Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Desert Needlegrass Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688814 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Achnatherum speciosum Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation [Placeholder]   Code: CEGL003113   Common: Desert Needlegrass Shrub Steppe (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Achnatherum speciosum Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation