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Prosopis velutina / Amaranthus palmeri Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Prosopis velutina / Amaranthus palmeri Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This riparian woodland is described from southern Arizona. Plot data from Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge indicate an elevational range of 915-1090 m (3000-3570 feet) and that stands are found on flats and gentle slopes along drainages and in floodplains on valley floor. Soils are sandy loam or loam. Sites are typically disturbed. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense to dense tree canopy dominated or codominated by <i>Prosopis velutina</i> and with <i>Amaranthus palmeri</i> strongly dominating the moderately dense to dense herbaceous layer. Scattered short shrubs may be present but are generally not dense enough to form strata. Common herbaceous species include <i>Ambrosia confertiflora, Ambrosia psilostachya, Bouteloua aristidoides, Chloris virgata, Eragrostis intermedia, Ipomoea hederacea, Sporobolus airoides</i>, and <i>Tidestromia lanuginosa</i>. If present, <i>Eragrostis lehmanniana</i> cover is low, with less than 25% cover and less than a third of the total perennial graminoid cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31787.CEGL005341
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Velvet Mesquite / Carelessweed Woodland
  Code: CEGL005341
  Scientific: Prosopis velutina / Amaranthus palmeri Woodland