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Atriplex cuneata - Frankenia jamesii / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Atriplex cuneata - Frankenia jamesii / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This minor plant association is described from one site in the Upper Rio Puerco Watershed in New Mexico and three locations in Montezuma County in Colorado but may be more common as much of the potential habitat has not been surveyed. This shrubland has 90% bare ground with 15% total vegetation cover. Most of the cover is from two shrubs, <i>Atriplex cuneata</i> and <i>Frankenia jamesii</i> (60% cover). Other shrubs include <i>Yucca glauca</i> and <i>Krascheninnikovia lanata</i>. <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> dominates the herbaceous cover with <i>Pleuraphis jamesii</i> and forbs (mostly <i>Sphaeralcea coccinea</i> and <i>Echinocereus</i> sp.). The shrub cover is consistent and diagnostic, but the grass and forb cover is variable. This type is probably largely affected by grazing history and precipitation. It occurs on moderate slopes on shallow, eroded soils usually silty-clay-loam over shale. The three occurrences in Colorado are all on Mancos Shale. <i>Frankenia jamesii</i> is known to occur on gypsiferous soil throughout its range. Some of the EORs report the presence of cryptogamic soils.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30225-{87F25B0C-1615-413A-A17F-13B37F93F6C2} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Atriplex obovata - Atriplex cuneata Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687992 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001316   Translated: Valley Saltbush - James' Sea-heath / Alkali Sacaton Shrubland   Scientific: Atriplex cuneata - Frankenia jamesii / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001316 (similar) Atriplex cuneata - Frankenia jamesii / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland (similar) Atriplex cuneata - Frankenia jamesii / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland