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Baccharis emoryi / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Baccharis emoryi / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This riparian association is found along the lower Pecos in southeastern New Mexico. It occurs along low-gradient rivers with sandy channels of wide lowland valleys at elevations from 1140 to 1210 m (3750-3975 feet). Sites are typically riverbars and terraces where flooding varies from common to rare, but the groundwater is usually within 2 m. Soils are young Entisols (Typic and Aeric Fluvaquents or Oxyaquic Ustifluvents) and are comprised of deep sediments that are well-drained or only moderately drained. Soil texture varies from coarse-loamy to sandy or even clayey on the surface. The underlying soil matrix may have upwards of 35% cobbles or gravels. Sites are probably flooded within every five years. This type is characterized as a moderately open, shrubby thicket dominated by Baccharis emoryi, with a grassy undergrowth dominated by Sporobolus airoides with Muhlenbergia asperifolia and Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens) as common wetland indicator associates. The overstory canopy seldom exceeds of 2.5 m (8 feet), although Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera saplings may be present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.28218.BACCHARISEMORYI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Jul-2004 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Emory Seep-willow / Alkali Sacaton Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737994 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Baccharis emoryi / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
  Code: CEGL005950
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Baccharis emoryi / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland