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Prosopis velutina / Sorghum halepense Ruderal Wet Scrub | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prosopis velutina / Sorghum halepense Ruderal Wet Scrub
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This riparian woodland is described from southern Arizona. Plot data from Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge indicate an elevational range of 960-1060 m (3150-3480 feet) and that stands are found on flats and gentle slopes along drainages and in floodplains on the valley floor. Soils are sandy loam. Sites are typically disturbed by past agricultural activities. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense to dense tree canopy dominated by <i>Prosopis velutina</i> with the exotic, perennial forage grass <i>Sorghum halepense</i> dominating a moderately dense to dense herbaceous layer. <i>Acacia greggii</i> may codominate the tree canopy; scattered short shrubs may also be present but are generally not dense enough to form strata. Common shrubs include <i>Acacia greggii, Lycium</i> spp., <i>Condalia spathulata, Cylindropuntia spinosior</i>, and <i>Ziziphus obtusifolia</i>. The native annual forb <i>Amaranthus palmeri</i> often codominates the herbaceous layer. Other associated herbaceous species include <i>Boerhavia coccinea, Bouteloua aristidoides, Chloris virgata, Eragrostis intermedia, Ipomoea hederacea, Proboscidea parviflora, Rumex hymenosepalus, Solanum elaeagnifolium</i>, and <i>Tidestromia lanuginosa</i>. If present <i>Eragrostis lehmanniana</i> cover is low, with less than 25% cover and less than a third of the total perennial graminoid cover. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34105-{30FE58D7-A56E-445D-A276-4D1307F4CE14}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Aug-2007 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.806394 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005342
  Translated: Velvet Mesquite / Johnson Grass Ruderal Wet Scrub
  Scientific: Prosopis velutina / Sorghum halepense Ruderal Wet Scrub
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Prosopis velutina / Sorghum halepense Ruderal Woodland