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Fouquieria splendens - Prosopis velutina Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fouquieria splendens - Prosopis velutina Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This shrubland occurs in southern Arizona, typically on gentle to somewhat steep slopes of ridges, foothills and mountain canyons. Sites may occur on any aspect but are typically found on warmer southern and western aspects. Plot data from Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge indicate elevations of 1130-1250 m (3700-4100 feet) on well-drained sandy loam. Substrates are often rocky with 10-50% surface rock. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense (30-70% cover) tall-shrub canopy codominated by <i>Fouquieria splendens</i> (10% or more cover) and <i>Prosopis velutina</i> (10% or more cover). A low-shrub layer may be present (10-50% cover), but it is not dominated by <i>Calliandra eriophylla</i>. Other characteristic shrubs are <i>Agave palmeri, Dasylirion wheeleri, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Ferocactus wislizeni, Jatropha macrorhiza, Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera (= Mimosa biuncifera), Mimosa dysocarpa</i>, and <i>Opuntia versicolor</i>. The herbaceous layer is open to moderately dense (10-30% cover) and dominated by mixed perennial graminoids. Characteristic species are <i>Aristida ternipes, Bothriochloa barbinodis, Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua curtipendula</i>, and <i>Setaria vulpiseta (= Setaria macrostachya)</i>. Other common species include <i>Abutilon incanum, Evolvulus</i> spp., <i>Janusia gracilis, Krameria erecta, Mammillaria grahamii</i>, and <i>Talinum aurantiacum</i>. <i>Eragrostis lehmanniana</i> may be present but at less than 25% cover and less than a third of the total perennial graminoid cover.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31798.CEGL005335 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]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.806356 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Ocotillo - Velvet Mesquite Shrubland   Code: CEGL005335   Scientific: Fouquieria splendens - Prosopis velutina Shrubland