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Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Muhlenbergia setifolia - Hesperostipa neomexicana Madrean Lower Montane Grassland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Muhlenbergia setifolia - Hesperostipa neomexicana Madrean Lower Montane Grassland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Stands have a moderately dense to dense herbaceous layer dominated by perennial grasses such as <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua hirsuta, Hesperostipa neomexicana, Muhlenbergia emersleyi</i>, or <i>Muhlenbergia setifolia</i>. If <i>Dasylirion wheeleri</i> is present, then it is minor when compared to lower elevation foothill grasslands. Other characteristic grasses are <i>Bothriochloa barbinodis, Bouteloua gracilis, Lycurus phleoides, Panicum bulbosum</i>, and many others. Forb cover is sparse, but may have high diversity. Occasional trees are often present, especially at higher elevations. Common tree species include <i>Juniperus deppeana, Pinus edulis</i>, and encinals such as <i>Quercus</i> spp. These semi-desert grasslands are found primarily in the upper foothills and lower montane zone in desert mountains in the Chihuahuan Desert and Sierra Madre, including scattered ranges in Trans-Pecos Texas, southern New Mexico and the Sky Island Mountain Archipelago of southeastern Arizona north into the Mogollon Rim in central Arizona. Stands are found on moderate to steep slopes, ridges of foothills and mesa escarpments on any aspect. The extremely rocky substrate is often derived from limestone. The soils are shallow, lithic, silty or clay loams.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38493-{ED50C946-C5E4-48A9-B0B5-F0DB77154ECC} 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: Bouteloua eriopoda - Bouteloua ramosa - Muhlenbergia porteri Semi-Desert Grassland Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Bouteloua gracilis Dwarf-shrub Grassland [Placeholder]   Hesperostipa neomexicana - Bouteloua curtipendula Grassland   Hesperostipa neomexicana - Dasylirion wheeleri Grassland   Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Bouteloua curtipendula Grassland   Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Bouteloua hirsuta Grassland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899330 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3206   Translated: Bullgrass - Curly-leaf Muhly - New Mexico Feathergrass Madrean Lower Montane Grassland Alliance   Common: Madrean Lower Montane Bullgrass - Curly-leaf Muhly - New Mexico Needlegrass Grassland   Scientific: Muhlenbergia emersleyi - Muhlenbergia setifolia - Hesperostipa neomexicana Madrean Lower Montane Grassland Alliance