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Hesperostipa comata - (Bouteloua eriopoda, Pleuraphis jamesii) Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Hesperostipa comata - (Bouteloua eriopoda, Pleuraphis jamesii) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This herbaceous association is currently only known from Wupatki National Monument in Arizona, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. Elevation ranges from 1560-1690 m (5118-5545 feet). The substrate always consists of a black cinder component, with intermixed basaltic cobbles, lavaflow, clay, and limestone soils. The slope is often flat; however, it ranges from 0-25%. Total vegetation cover ranges from 25-60% with 0-20% in the shrub layer and 22-52% in the herbaceous layer. The total species diversity ranges from 5-17 species within the 21 samples. The shrub layer is not dominated by a single species; however, <i>Ericameria nauseosa</i> is often present. <i>Hesperostipa comata</i> is dominant. <i>Bouteloua eriopoda</i> and <i>Pleuraphis jamesii</i> both frequently occur within this association, but do not need to be present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33760.CEGL002997
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: Needle-and-Thread - (Black Grama, James' Galleta) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Hesperostipa comata - (Bouteloua eriopoda, Pleuraphis jamesii) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002997