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Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This is a major community of the central Tularosa basin of New Mexico. Generally, stands occur on the lowest parts of alluvial plains or flats that lead onto basin bottoms. Here, the low-elevation landscape is essentially flat with little to no aspect or slope. However, erosion around shrubs on some stands creates local relief, which at an extreme may resemble coppice dunes. In addition, this type occurs along the edges and in the sheltered coves of broad basin drainages. Soils are of alluvial origin, often calcareous with silty clays over well-developed alluvial clay horizons. This Chihuahuan Desert shrubland is distinguished by an evenly dispersed and open canopy of large <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> shrubs, over a grassy understory dominated by <i>Sporobolus airoides</i>. In addition, it characteristically exhibits little floristic variability and, generally, the only associated shrub is <i>Atriplex canescens</i> (a suggested phase). <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> is typically the only grass present and is found both under and around the <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> canopy. Large, open shrub interspaces are occasionally sparsely vegetated.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30294-{5E652E55-64EA-4737-8505-7CF091E75398} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 30-Aug-2012 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Prosopis glandulosa Lowland Basin Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686864 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001385   Translated: Honey Mesquite / Alkali Sacaton Shrubland   Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001385 (similar) Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland (similar) Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland