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Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus flexuosus Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus flexuosus Shrubland
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Description: From Muldavin et al. (2000b): On White Sands Missile Range, this is a major community of the Tularosa and Jornada del Muerto basins. These low-elevation stands are found on rolling coppice dunes that occur within Jornada del Muerto and Tularosa basins. The dunefield sands overlay older, developed calcareous or argillic soils. The surface topography is characterized by rolling sandy hummocks or steep dunes, but there is no overall aspect dominance. This open-canopied shrubland is characterized by large <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> shrubs on slightly coppicing dunes with an abundant understory of waist-high <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i> growing within the interdune spaces. <i>Atriplex canescens, Yucca elata</i>, and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> are associated species that are sparsely scattered throughout most stands (less than 9% average collective cover). Additionally, a forb layer of mostly sand-associated, late-season bloomers is present and includes <i>Dimorphocarpa wislizeni</i> and <i>Baileya multiradiata</i>. An <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> phase has been suggested, particularly in areas where these communities occur within a distribution matrix. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31185.CEGL001386
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684037 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Honey Mesquite / Mesa Dropseed Shrubland
  Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus flexuosus Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001386