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Bouteloua gracilis Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Bouteloua gracilis Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association occurs in the intermountain western U.S. and is reported from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. It does not occur in the western Great Plains. The vegetation is characterized by a moderate to dense (25-80% cover) herbaceous layer that is strongly dominated by the warm-season, perennial shortgrass <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i>. Associated grasses are <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Elymus elymoides, Muhlenbergia</i> spp., <i>Pascopyrum smithii, Pleuraphis jamesii, Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>, and the introduced annual grass <i>Bromus tectorum</i>. Forb cover is sparse but may be diverse over the range of the type. Scattered <i>Ericameria nauseosa, Tetradymia canescens</i>, and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> shrubs and an occasional <i>Pinus edulis, Juniperus</i> spp., or <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> tree (in montane stands) may be present. Sites are flat to gently sloping and include plains, plateaus and montane meadows at elevations ranging from 1660 to 2780 m (5420-9115 feet). Substrates are variable and range from coarse-textured soils derived from sand, gravel, old lava flows, kipukas, alluvium, limestone, sandstone, granite or cinder to silty clay loam soils. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30669-{F5FA3790-436F-41D4-BE1B-276693DC806F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Jul-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685307 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001760
  Translated: Blue Grama Grassland
  Common: Blue Grama Grassland
  Scientific: Bouteloua gracilis Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Bouteloua gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL001760
(similar) Bouteloua gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation