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Flourensia cernua / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Flourensia cernua / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: On White Sands, this is a major community of the Jornada del Muerto and Tularosa basins and along the alluvial piedmont slopes of the Oscura and San Andres mountains. Stands are commonly found in shallow swales in basins and shallow drainages of both upper and lower piedmont slopes at elevations of 1160 to 1650 m (3800-5400 feet). Soils are heavy clay loams or silty loams typical of depositional swale sites. Most slope grades are low to flat. This community is characterized by an open canopy of <i>Flourensia cernua</i> with an abundant to luxuriant grass understory. <i>Larrea tridentata, Atriplex canescens</i>, and <i>Cylindropuntia leptocaulis</i> are often interspersed in the shrub canopy. The understory is dominated by thick, dense patches of <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> with scattered patches of <i>Scleropogon brevifolius</i> intermixed. <i>Acourtia nana, Lepidium montanum</i>, and <i>Hoffmannseggia glauca </i>are the most consistent forbs scattered within the grasses, but a variety of other forbs may occur in individual stands. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30246-{67ACCB8B-B278-476A-B255-D71A1532CB1D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 30-Aug-2012 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684042 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001337
  Translated: American Tarwort / Alkali Sacaton Shrubland
  Scientific: Flourensia cernua / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Flourensia cernua / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland
(similar) CEGL001337
(similar) Flourensia cernua / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland