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Artemisia filifolia / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Artemisia filifolia / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This sand sagebrush shrubland occurs in Bandelier National Monument in north-central New Mexico, in the northern Jornada del Muerto and Tulerosa basins in south-central New Mexico, and within Petrified Forest National Park in the southern Colorado Plateau. It occurs at elevations ranging from 1416-1748 m (4646-5735 feet). Stands frequently occur on flat to rolling sandsheets or sandy plains, mesatops, lower hillslopes and dunes. Within Bandelier National Monument, this association occurs at 1660 m (5430 feet) in elevation on a sloping east-facing bench above the mouth of Canon de los Frijoles. Slopes range from 0-27%. Soils are often sandy, but range from fine sandy loams to silty-clay loams with an abrupt clay or caliche layer within 100 cm of the surface, to rocky Aridisols derived from basalt colluvium. The ground surface is characterized by shrubs rooted in exposed sandy soil with scattered grass bunches and litter patches. The vegetation is characterized by an open to moderately dense (10-30 % cover) short-shrub layer (<1.5 m tall) dominated by <i>Artemisia filifolia</i>, with an open to moderately dense (5-60% cover) grassy understory dominated by <i>Bouteloua eriopoda</i> or sometimes codominated with <i>Bouteloua gracilis </i>or <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>. Other common species include <i>Aristida</i> spp., <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae, Opuntia</i> spp., and <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i>. In the southern portion of its range, Chihuahuan Desert species are usually present, such as <i>Yucca elata</i> and <i>Dasyochloa pulchella</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.34073.CEGL001077 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.2.683556 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Sand Sagebrush / Black Grama Shrubland   Scientific: Artemisia filifolia / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrubland   Code: CEGL001077