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Artemisia filifolia Desert Sand Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia filifolia Desert Sand Scrub Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Stands are moderately open shrubland (25-30% average cover) dominated by <i>Artemisia filifolia</i>, with an understory often characterized by scattered, tall bunchgrasses, typically <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i> or <i>Sporobolus giganteus</i>. The shrub layer may include over a dozen species, the most common being <i>Yucca elata, Atriplex canescens</i>, and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>. Other shrubs associated with sandy soils, and occasionally present, include <i>Psorothamnus scoparius</i>. Grass cover may be abundant and diverse with up to 23 mostly sandy-soil-adapted, warm-season species. A common associate is <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i>. A rich forb layer of late summer bloomers is possible within intershrub spaces. The most common are <i>Dimorphocarpa wislizeni, Baileya multiradiata, Sphaeralcea</i> spp., and <i>Helianthus annuus</i>. This shrubland alliance occurs in southern New Mexico, western and central Texas, and adjacent northern Mexico. Stands occur on smooth to hummocky sandsheets found within the Jornada del Muerto and Tularosa basins of New Mexico at low elevations (1160-1520 m). Occasionally stands are reported from sandy deposits at higher elevations such as leeward footslopes of the southern San Andres Mountains at about 1710 m elevation. Aspect is not important as slopes are mostly gentle. Soils are deep and sandy Torripsamments, and probably of relatively recent origin with little structure development.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38424-{13343966-3F29-4944-9FA2-3A5A669355C1} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Artemisia filifolia - Psorothamnus scoparius Sand Scrub Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Artemisia filifolia / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrubland   Artemisia filifolia / Sporobolus flexuosus Shrubland   Artemisia filifolia / Sporobolus giganteus Shrubland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899261 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3136   Translated: Sand Sagebrush Desert Sand Scrub Alliance   Common: Sand Sagebrush Desert Sand Scrub   Scientific: Artemisia filifolia Desert Sand Scrub Alliance