Name:
Dasylirion spp. / Bouteloua curtipendula - Muhlenbergia setifolia Foothill Desert Grassland Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These semi-desert grasslands are found primarily in the foothills of the Chihuahuan Desert and extend onto mesas and plains in the southwestern Great Plains. Stands have a moderately dense to dense herbaceous layer dominated by perennial grasses such as <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua rothrockii, Muhlenbergia setifolia</i>, or <i>Schizachyrium cirratum</i>. An open canopy of typically mixed shrubs may be present. Characteristic shrub species are <i>Agave lechuguilla, Artemisia bigelovii, Calliandra eriophylla, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Dasylirion wheeleri, Mimosa dysocarpa, Nolina microcarpa, Nolina texana</i>, and <i>Viguiera stenoloba</i>. Stands occur on gentle to steep slopes on typically shallow, often rocky soils.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38492-{6FA5503B-AD5A-4E07-83CC-9BF526C245E3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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