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Ephedra viridis / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ephedra viridis / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is currently known only from Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southeastern Utah. This descriptive information is from there, and it does not seem to be particularly common. Vegetation is characterized by relatively open shrublands dominated by <i>Ephedra viridis</i> (or <i>Ephedra cutleri</i>) with <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> and <i>Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea</i> as the only consistently associated shrubs. The understory is dominated by <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i>. Other graminoids include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Vulpia octoflora</i>, and exotic <i>Bromus tectorum</i>. Forbs commonly present with sparse cover include <i>Eriogonum cernuum, Lupinus pusillus</i>, and <i>Sphaeralcea parvifolia</i>. Stands are found on plateaus at elevations between 1767 and 1982 m. Soils are rapidly drained loamy sands or sandy loams derived from eolian deposits. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32783-{010DDF74-4070-4C4B-BF03-4B01CB936612}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 24-Aug-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.793506 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003934
  Translated: Mormon-tea / Blue Grama Shrubland
  Scientific: Ephedra viridis / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland
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(similar) Ephedra viridis / Bouteloua gracilis Shrubland