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Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Ruderal Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Ruderal Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland typically occurs on gentle midslopes of ridges in southern Arizona at around 1090 m (3580 feet) elevation. Soils are well-drained sandy loam. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense (20-50% cover) short-shrub canopy strongly dominated by <i>Calliandra eriophylla</i> with an open to moderately dense (20-30% cover) herbaceous layer dominated or codominated by <i>Eragrostis lehmanniana</i>. Other common species are <i>Aristida</i> spp., <i>Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua rothrockii, Chloris virgata, Gutierrezia</i> spp., <i>Opuntia engelmannii</i>, and <i>Setaria</i> spp. Diagnostic of this shrubland association is the strong dominance of <i>Calliandra eriophylla</i> in the shrub layer with 20% or more cover and <i>Eragrostis lehmanniana</i> in the herbaceous layer with over a third of the total perennial graminoid cover or over 25% cover. Other shrubs may be present, such as <i>Prosopis velutina, Dasylirion wheeleri</i>, and <i>Fouquieria splendens</i>, at very low cover (&lt;10%). 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34094-{AE3D5BBB-DDAB-4EF0-BB9A-652971C3D725}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 21-Aug-2007 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.806331 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005331
  Translated: Fairy Duster / Lehmann's Lovegrass Ruderal Shrubland
  Scientific: Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Ruderal Shrubland
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(similar) Calliandra eriophylla / Eragrostis lehmanniana Ruderal Shrubland