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Fouquieria splendens - Calliandra eriophylla Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fouquieria splendens - Calliandra eriophylla Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This shrubland occurs in southern Arizona, typically on gentle to moderate 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 an elevational range of 1090-1290 m (3580-4230 feet) on well-drained sandy loam. Substrates are often rocky with 10-50% surface rock. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense (30-60% cover), short-shrub canopy dominated by <i>Calliandra eriophylla</i> (20% cover or more) and a tall-shrub layer dominated by <i>Fouquieria splendens</i> with 10% or more cover. <i>Prosopis velutina</i> has low cover (<10%) and does not codominate the tall-shrub layer. Other shrubs include <i>Acacia greggii, Dasylirion wheeleri</i>, and <i>Mimosa dysocarpa</i>. The herbaceous layer is open to moderately dense (10-50% cover) and is dominated by mixed perennial graminoids. Characteristic species are <i>Aristida ternipes, Bothriochloa barbinodis, Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua repens</i>, and <i>Setaria vulpiseta (= Setaria macrostachya)</i>. Other common species include <i>Evolvulus arizonicus, Gutierrezia microcephala, Janusia gracilis, Krameria erecta, Mammillaria grahamii, Opuntia versicolor, Opuntia engelmannii</i>, and <i>Talinum aurantiacum</i>. <i>Eragrostis lehmanniana</i> may be present but has less than 25% cover and less than a third of the total perennial graminoid cover.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31799.CEGL005334 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.2.806351 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Ocotillo - Fairy Duster Shrubland   Code: CEGL005334   Scientific: Fouquieria splendens - Calliandra eriophylla Shrubland