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Gutierrezia sarothrae / Sporobolus airoides - Pleuraphis jamesii Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Gutierrezia sarothrae / Sporobolus airoides - Pleuraphis jamesii Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This Colorado Plateau desert grassland has been documented from the upper Rio Puerco watershed in northwestern New Mexico and the Painted Desert of northern Arizona on alluvial flats and mesas. Sites are level to gently sloping, and substrates are variable. Stands typically have been disturbed by improper grazing of livestock, frequent sheet flow, or wind. The vegetation is characterized by an open (10-25% cover) woody layer dominated by <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> with a moderately dense perennial graminoid layer typically codominated by <i>Pleuraphis jamesii (= Hilaria jamesii)</i> and <i>Sporobolus airoides</i>, although either may dominate or <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> may be absent. The herbaceous layer has greater cover than the shrub layer that may include other scattered shrubs and dwarf-shrubs such as <i>Artemisia tridentata, Atriplex canescens, Ephedra viridis, Eriogonum corymbosum, Ericameria nauseosa, Fallugia paradoxa, Isocoma drummondii, Opuntia</i> spp., or <i>Juniperus monosperma</i>. Associated herbaceous species such as <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua</i> spp., <i>Hesperostipa comata, Muhlenbergia porteri, Sphaeralcea coccinea</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i> may be present with low cover. Diagnostic of this <i>Pleuraphis jamesii</i>- and <i>Sporobolus airoides</i>-codominated shrub steppe association is the dominance of <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> in the open short shrub layer (10-25% cover).  Accession Code: VB.CC.33871.CEGL001776 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.2.687802 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Broom Snakeweed / Alkali Sacaton - James' Galleta Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Gutierrezia sarothrae / Sporobolus airoides - Pleuraphis jamesii Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001776