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Artemisia filifolia / Andropogon hallii - Bouteloua breviseta Gypsum Dune Desert Grassland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia filifolia / Andropogon hallii - Bouteloua breviseta Gypsum Dune Desert Grassland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Stands in this Chihuahuan Desert alliance are characterized by the presence of sand-tolerant species such as <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Andropogon hallii, Artemisia filifolia, Bouteloua eriopoda, Muhlenbergia pungens</i>, or <i>Psorothamnus scoparius</i> with diagnostic gypsophilous species <i>Bouteloua breviseta, Calylophus hartwegii, Gaillardia multiceps, Kallstroemia grandiflora, Mentzelia humilis, Sporobolus nealleyi</i>, and <i>Tidestromia carnosa</i>. This alliance is restricted to gypsum dunes and sandy interdune areas derived from gypsum parent material. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38529-{2C6E79DE-D418-4BD0-B835-AC10BD1863C9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899366 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3242
  Translated: Sand Sagebrush / Sand Bluestem - Gypsum Grama Gypsum Dune Desert Grassland Alliance
  Common: Chihuahuan Gypsum Dune Desert Grassland
  Scientific: Artemisia filifolia / Andropogon hallii - Bouteloua breviseta Gypsum Dune Desert Grassland Alliance