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Sporobolus wrightii - Panicum obtusum Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Sporobolus wrightii - Panicum obtusum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This desert grassland is found in southwestern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona and Chihuahua, Mexico. It possibly occurs in Trans-Pecos Texas and Sonora, Mexico. Stands are restricted to bottomlands, washes, lowland swales and alluvial stream terraces that are subject to flooding. Elevations are roughly 1400-1560 m. Soil texture ranges from silt to clay to clay loam. Some sites had significant amounts of gravel. Parent material is silt or clay alluvium. Stands have a moderately dense herbaceous layer (30-70% cover) dominated by the tall perennial bunchgrass <i>Sporobolus wrightii</i>. <i>Panicum obtusum, Bouteloua gracilis, Chloris virgata</i>, and <i>Eragrostis</i> spp. are commonly present. Forbs are generally sparse (<5% cover) and may include species of <i>Portulaca, Ambrosia, Solanum</i>, and <i>Datura</i>. The diagnostic characteristics of this grassland association are the dominance of <i>Sporobolus wrightii</i> and the presence of <i>Panicum obtusum</i> (which can dominant local areas). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32772.CEGL001486
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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  Common: Big Sacaton - Vine-mesquite Tallgrass Prairie
  Translated: Big Sacaton - Vine-mesquite Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Sporobolus wrightii - Panicum obtusum Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001486