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Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Ruderal Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Ruderal Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrubland typically occurs on gentle midslopes of ridges in southern Arizona at around 1090 m (3580 feet) elevation. Soils are well-drained sandy loam. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense (20-50% cover) short-shrub canopy strongly dominated by <i>Calliandra eriophylla</i> with an open to moderately dense (20-30% cover) herbaceous layer dominated or codominated by <i>Eragrostis lehmanniana</i>. Other common species are <i>Aristida</i> spp., <i>Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua rothrockii, Chloris virgata, Gutierrezia</i> spp., <i>Opuntia engelmannii</i>, and <i>Setaria</i> spp. Diagnostic of this shrubland association is the strong dominance of <i>Calliandra eriophylla</i> in the shrub layer with 20% or more cover and <i>Eragrostis lehmanniana</i> in the herbaceous layer with over a third of the total perennial graminoid cover or over 25% cover. Other shrubs may be present, such as <i>Prosopis velutina, Dasylirion wheeleri</i>, and <i>Fouquieria splendens</i>, at very low cover (&lt;10%). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31795.CEGL005331
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.806331 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Fairy Duster / Lehmann's Lovegrass Ruderal Shrubland
  Code: CEGL005331
  Scientific: Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Ruderal Shrubland