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Ephedra viridis / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Ephedra viridis / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is currently known only from Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southeastern Utah. This descriptive information is from there, and it does not seem to be particularly common. It is found on plateaus at elevations between 1825 and 1982 m. Soils are rapidly drained loamy sands or sandy loams derived from eolian deposits. Vegetation is characterized by relatively open shrublands dominated by <i>Ephedra viridis</i> with <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> and <i>Opuntia erinacea</i> as the only consistently associated shrubs. The understory is dominated by <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i>. Other graminoids include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Vulpia octoflora (= Festuca octoflora), Bromus tectorum</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>. Forbs commonly present with sparse cover include <i>Eriogonum cernuum, Lupinus pusillus</i>, and <i>Sphaeralcea parvifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31882.CEGL003934
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: Mormon-tea / Blue Grama Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003934
  Scientific: Ephedra viridis / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland