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Baccharis emoryi / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Baccharis emoryi / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This riparian association is found along the lower Pecos in southeastern New Mexico. It occurs along low-gradient rivers with sandy channels of wide lowland valleys at elevations from 1140 to 1210 m (3750-3975 feet). Sites are typically riverbars and terraces where flooding varies from common to rare, but the groundwater is usually within 2 m. Soils are young Entisols (Typic and Aeric Fluvaquents or Oxyaquic Ustifluvents) and are comprised of deep sediments that are well-drained or only moderately drained. Soil texture varies from coarse-loamy to sandy or even clayey on the surface. The underlying soil matrix may have upwards of 35% cobbles or gravels. Sites are probably flooded within every five years. This type is characterized as a moderately open, shrubby thicket dominated by <i>Baccharis emoryi</i>, with a grassy undergrowth dominated by <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> with <i>Muhlenbergia asperifolia</i> and <i>Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens)</i> as common wetland indicator associates. The overstory canopy seldom exceeds of 2.5 m (8 feet), although <i>Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera</i> saplings may be present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32174.CEGL005950
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]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737994 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Emory's Baccharis / Alkali Sacaton Shrubland
  Scientific: Baccharis emoryi / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
  Code: CEGL005950