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Dasylirion wheeleri / Muhlenbergia setifolia Shrub Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Dasylirion wheeleri / Muhlenbergia setifolia Shrub Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: On White Sands Missile Range, this is a major community of the San Andres Mountains, with the majority of known occurrences in the Rhodes Canyon area. This type generally occurs on moderately steep to very steep colluvial slopes at elevations from 1520 to 1770 m (5000-5800 feet). Substrates are generally limestone. Between the vegetation, ground surfaces are covered with rock and gravel with little exposed soil. Soils are shallow and well-drained, ranging in texture from silty clay loam to fine silty. This Chihuahuan Desert grassland is characterized by a grass layer dominated by <i>Muhlenbergia setifolia</i>, with <i>Dasylirion wheeleri</i> as a conspicuous and diagnostic shrub element. Shrub diversity is moderate (23 species) with <i>Fouquieria splendens, Dalea formosa, Parthenium incanum, Opuntia phaeacantha, Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, and <i>Viguiera stenoloba</i> common associates. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> and <i>Eragrostis intermedia</i> are typical associates and occasionally codominate. The forb layer is also moderately diverse (36 species). <i>Artemisia ludoviciana</i>, the most common associate, grows near or under shrub canopies. Conversely, <i>Lesquerella purpurea, Polygala scoparioides, Astrolepis cochisensis</i>, and <i>Bahia absinthifolia</i> are generally scattered and tend to grow in between the shrubs.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30421-{DED638E8-2528-47D5-A9CC-5BF108B4681B} 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: Dasylirion spp. / Bouteloua curtipendula - Muhlenbergia setifolia Foothill Desert Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689591 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001512   Translated: Common Sotol / Curly-leaf Muhly Shrub Grassland   Scientific: Dasylirion wheeleri / Muhlenbergia setifolia Shrub Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001512 (similar) Dasylirion wheeleri / Muhlenbergia setifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Dasylirion wheeleri / Muhlenbergia setifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation