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Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua radicosa Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua radicosa Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This is a sparse desert grassland that is restricted in its distribution to the 'Borderlands' of southwestern New Mexico and probably southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico. It occupies sites on moderately steep (15%), rocky, bouldery slopes and convex ridges in the lower foothills of the Animas Mountains. Elevation is roughly 1680-1770 m. Substrate is described as gravelly silt loam with much surface rock and gravel, together averaging 60%. Parent material is rhyolite. Stands have a relatively sparse herbaceous layer (&lt;20% cover) of predominately perennial, medium-tall grasses, and may have a significant shrub component. <i>Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua radicosa</i>, and <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> are the most abundant grasses with cover varying from 2-6% each. Shrubs include <i>Ericameria laricifolia</i> and <i>Nolina microcarpa</i>. Many forbs occur in trace amounts. The most common are <i>Eriogonum wrightii</i> and <i>Dalea</i> spp. This is a floristically diverse association, with over 30 species, and includes a component of Madrean species not commonly found together.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30674-{01EEC302-8BA4-4A30-9F06-CE58E6D42C09} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 10-May-1993 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.2.689219 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001765   Translated: Hairy Grama - Purple Grama Grassland   Common: Hairy Grama - Purple Grama Grassland   Scientific: Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua radicosa Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001765 (similar) Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua radicosa Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua radicosa Herbaceous Vegetation