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Tiquilia hispidissima / Sporobolus nealleyi - Tidestromia carnosa Gypsum Outcrop & Alluvial Flat Desert Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tiquilia hispidissima / Sporobolus nealleyi - Tidestromia carnosa Gypsum Outcrop & Alluvial Flat Desert Scrub Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Stands in this alliance are characterized by the presence of diagnostic gypsophilous species <i>Bouteloua breviseta, Calylophus hartwegii, Kallstroemia grandiflora, Sporobolus nealleyi, Tidestromia carnosa</i>, or <i>Tiquilia hispidissima</i>. A sparse to moderately dense woody layer forms from dwarf-shrub <i>Tiquilia hispidissima</i>, or low cover of wide-ranging saline/alkaline-tolerant species such as <i>Atriplex obovata, Fouquieria splendens</i>, or <i>Larrea tridentata</i>. Other species include <i>Sporobolus airoides</i>. This alliance is associated with both primary gypsum outcrops and secondary (alluvial-deposited) gypsum that commonly occur as small patches in the bottoms of arid, alluvial basins at elevations ranging from 1070-1525 m, but occasionally extend up to 1980 m on hillslope outcrops of southerly aspects. Substrates are typically fine-textured, gypseous soil. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38530-{F89274DE-5EB3-405E-8CFF-C9D92713A6A2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899367 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3243
  Translated: Hairy Crinklemat / Gyp Dropseed - Fleshy Honeysweet Gypsum Outcrop & Alluvial Flat Desert Scrub Alliance
  Common: Chihuahuan Desert Gypsum Outcrop & Alluvial Flat Desert Scrub
  Scientific: Tiquilia hispidissima / Sporobolus nealleyi - Tidestromia carnosa Gypsum Outcrop & Alluvial Flat Desert Scrub Alliance