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Prosopis glandulosa / Muhlenbergia porteri Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa / Muhlenbergia porteri Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: From Muldavin et al. (2000b): This is a provisional type in the Southwest (known from Fort Bliss and the Borderlands area), and a minor type on White Sands Missile Range. It may also occur in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas as well as northern Mexico. Unlike the rest of the communities of this alliance, this association occurs both on the coarse soils (sand to loamy sand) of stabilized sand deposits of basin floors, and on granite-derived alluvial fan deposits. Elevations range from 1200 to 1670 m (3925-5475 feet). Stands are characterized by a moderately open (25% average cover) shrub layer dominated by <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i>, with <i>Muhlenbergia porteri</i> dominating both under canopies and in the inter-shrub spaces. Additionally, stands are relatively high in diversity (25 species reported) and commonly include <i>Atriplex canescens, </i><i>Ephedra trifurca</i><i>, Yucca elata, Dasyochloa pulchella (= Erioneuron pulchellum), Sporobolus flexuosus</i>, and <i>Bouteloua eriopoda</i>. Both species composition and geomorphology suggest an intermediate disturbance stage between more wind-eroded coppice dune types, such as ~<i>Prosopis glandulosa / Atriplex canescens</i> Shrubland (CEGL001382)$$, and stabilized <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i> or <i>Bouteloua eriopoda</i> grasslands of the basin and bajadas.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32847.CEGL001511 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.2.683866 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa / Muhlenbergia porteri Shrubland   Code: CEGL001511   Translated: Honey Mesquite / Bush Muhly Shrubland