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Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus flexuosus Ruderal Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus flexuosus Ruderal Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: On White Sands Missile Range, this is a major community of the Tularosa and Jornada del Muerto basins. These low-elevation stands are found on rolling coppice dunes that occur within Jornada del Muerto and Tularosa basins. The dunefield sands overlay older, developed calcareous or argillic soils. The surface topography is characterized by rolling sandy hummocks or steep dunes, but there is no overall aspect dominance. This open-canopied shrubland is characterized by large <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> shrubs on slightly coppicing dunes with an abundant understory of waist-high <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i> growing within the interdune spaces. <i>Atriplex canescens, Yucca elata</i>, and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> are associated species that are sparsely scattered throughout most stands (less than 9% average collective cover). Additionally, a forb layer of mostly sand-associated, late-season bloomers is present and includes <i>Dimorphocarpa wislizeni</i> and <i>Baileya multiradiata</i>. An <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> phase has been suggested, particularly in areas where these communities occur within a distribution matrix. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30295-{5D462C45-3261-4265-90CC-6FC42BDB9E9C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 30-Aug-2012 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684037 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001386
  Translated: Honey Mesquite / Mesa Dropseed Ruderal Shrubland
  Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus flexuosus Ruderal Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001386
(similar) Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus flexuosus Shrubland
(similar) Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus flexuosus Shrubland