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Rhus trilobata - Ribes cereum Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Rhus trilobata - Ribes cereum Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrubland association is currently only known from El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs between 2110-2420 m (6930-7940 feet) in elevation on gently rolling lava plateaus and collapse features. Substrates are typically weathered, rough, and broken lava from Twin Craters and Bandera flows. The ground surface cover is composed of lava rock and gravel, with areas interspersed where finer wind- or water-borne soils have accumulated. A well-developed shrub canopy (mean cover around 13%) is characteristic of this mesic association, with <i>Rhus trilobata</i> and <i>Ribes cereum</i> the dominant species and <i>Forestiera pubescens</i> a frequent associate. Tree species such as <i>Juniperus monosperma, Pinus edulis</i>, or <i>Populus tremuloides</i> are frequently present in these shrublands as saplings or mature individuals, but never exceed 10% total cover. Herbaceous species occur most abundantly in the patches of finer soil and reach about 8% cover, which is typically equally distributed between graminoids and forbs. <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Piptatherum micranthum</i>, and <i>Poa fendleriana</i> are the most frequently occurring graminoids, though individual cover is low. <i>Artemisia carruthii</i> is the most frequently occurring amongst the forb species identified from this association. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31687.CEGL002333
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]
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  Translated: Skunkbush Sumac - Wax Currant Shrubland
  Scientific: Rhus trilobata - Ribes cereum Shrubland
  Code: CEGL002333