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Bouteloua eriopoda - Bouteloua hirsuta Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Bouteloua eriopoda - Bouteloua hirsuta Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs on steep to moderate foothill and mountain slopes, and on gentle alluvial fan piedmonts (bajadas). Elevations range from 1400 to 1930 m (4580-6330 feet). Aspects are predominantly northerly with increasing southern aspect with increasing elevation. Substrates are variable and include rhyolite, granite or quartz monzonite, and limestones (less often sandstones). Soils are generally shallow and well-drained, with surface textures ranging from sandy loams to silty loams. This grassland is dominated by <i>Bouteloua hirsuta</i> with <i>Bouteloua eriopoda</i> as a codominant or subdominant associate. Shrubs are common but scattered and include Chihuahuan Desert species such as <i>Yucca baccata, Yucca elata</i>, and <i>Dasylirion wheeleri</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34442.CEGL001749
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.2.687604 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Black Grama - Hairy Grama Shortgrass Prairie
  Translated: Black Grama - Hairy Grama Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Bouteloua eriopoda - Bouteloua hirsuta Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001749