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Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua radicosa Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua radicosa Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This is a sparse desert grassland that is restricted in its distribution to the 'Borderlands' of southwestern New Mexico and probably southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico. It occupies sites on moderately steep (15%), rocky, bouldery slopes and convex ridges in the lower foothills of the Animas Mountains. Elevation is roughly 1680-1770 m. Substrate is described as gravelly silt loam with much surface rock and gravel, together averaging 60%. Parent material is rhyolite. Stands have a relatively sparse herbaceous layer (<20% cover) of predominately perennial, medium-tall grasses, and may have a significant shrub component. <i>Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua radicosa</i>, and <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> are the most abundant grasses with cover varying from 2-6% each. Shrubs include <i>Ericameria laricifolia</i> and <i>Nolina microcarpa</i>. Many forbs occur in trace amounts. The most common are <i>Eriogonum wrightii</i> and <i>Dalea</i> spp. This is a floristically diverse association, with over 30 species, and includes a component of Madrean species not commonly found together. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34249.CEGL001765
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: Hairy Grama - Purple Grama Grassland
  Translated: Hairy Grama - Purple Grama Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua radicosa Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001765