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Tiquilia hispidissima / Sporobolus nealleyi Dwarf-shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Tiquilia hispidissima / Sporobolus nealleyi Dwarf-shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is primarily associated with secondary (alluvial deposited) gypsum outcrops that commonly occur as small patches in the bottoms of arid, alluvial basins in southern New Mexico (northern Chihuahuan Desert). This is a low-elevation type ranging from 1070 to 1525 m (3500-5000 feet) but occasionally extending up to 1980 m (6500 feet) on hillslope outcrops of southerly aspects. It is associated with hot and dry environments of gypsiorthid soils, and hence vegetation cover is usually sparse. <i>Sporobolus nealleyi</i> and <i>Tiquilia hispidissima</i> dominate, often in association with other gypsophillic species such as <i>Calylophus hartwegii</i> and <i>Selinocarpus lanceolatus</i> (although forb diversity is generally low). Non-gypsophillic shrubs are sometimes common such as <i>Atriplex canescens, Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, and <i>Ephedra torreyana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32439.CEGL001546
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: Hairy Crinklemat / Gyp Dropseed Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Tiquilia hispidissima / Sporobolus nealleyi Dwarf-shrubland
  Code: CEGL001546