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Bouteloua curtipendula Shrub Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Bouteloua curtipendula Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Vegetation in this Chihuahuan Desert alliance generally occurs on steep rocky slopes of mountains and mesas. Soils are generally rocky loams and range from shallow to moderately deep. Vegetation included in this alliance is characterized by a perennial bunchgrass-dominated herbaceous layer with moderately sparse cover (10-25%) of shrubs. The herbaceous layer is dominated or codominated by the medium-tall perennial bunchgrass Bouteloua curtipendula. Other common graminoid species may include Bothriochloa barbinodis, Koeleria macrantha, Lycurus phleoides, Muhlenbergia pauciflora, Muhlenbergia tenuifolia, Piptochaetium fimbriatum, and Achnatherum lobatum (= Stipa lobata). The diverse forb layer is dominated by mat-forming species of Selaginella and includes species of Artemisia, Heliomeris, Mirabilis, Sida, and Viguiera. The succulent Dasylirion wheeleri is the diagnostic species of the potentially diverse shrub layer. Other characteristic shrubs may include Ageratina herbacea, Cercocarpus montanus, Ericameria laricifolia, Garrya wrightii, Quercus turbinella, Robinia neomexicana, Yucca baccata, and ten other shrubs. Cacti include Opuntia imbricata and Opuntia phaeacantha. Scattered trees at higher elevations are often present, such as Juniperus deppeana, Pinus edulis, and Quercus spp. Diagnostic of this alliance is a Bouteloua curtipendula-dominated herbaceous layer with a sparse shrub layer with Dasylirion wheeleri present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27639.BOUTELOUACURTIP 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 curtipendula Shrub Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Sideoats Grama Shrub Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126402 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1552