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Prosopis glandulosa Lowland Basin Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa Lowland Basin Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance includes extensive open-canopied shrublands of lowland, often somewhat saline/alkaline basins in the Chihuahuan Desert. Stands are dominated by <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> with low cover of common associated species <i>Atriplex canescens, Flourensia cernua, Larrea tridentata, Lycium berlandieri</i>, and <i>Cylindropuntia leptocaulis</i>. The understory ranges from barren or sparse to abundant graminoid cover dominated by <i>Sporobolus airoides, Pleuraphis mutica</i>, and intermittent patches of <i>Scleropogon brevifolius</i>. Stands often occur on alluvial flats and around playas, as well as in floodplains and tobosa swales. Substrates are generally fine-textured, often saline soils.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38441-{09C46CA3-DCFD-4C74-9538-038957E7A114} 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: Atriplex canescens - Flourensia cernua Lowland Basin Scrub Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Prosopis glandulosa / Pleuraphis mutica Shrub Grassland   Prosopis glandulosa / Sporobolus airoides Shrubland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899278 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3153   Translated: Honey Mesquite Lowland Basin Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Alliance   Common: Chihuahuan Desert Honey Mesquite Lowland Basin Scrub   Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa Lowland Basin Chihuahuan Desert Scrub Alliance