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Prosopis glandulosa - Prosopis velutina - Prosopis pubescens Wet Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa - Prosopis velutina - Prosopis pubescens Wet Scrub Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Woodlands included in this alliance are characterized by a moderate to dense tall woody canopy dominated by <i>Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis pubescens</i>, and/or <i>Prosopis velutina</i>. The diversity of other species can vary greatly with geography and substrate. The dominant understory shrubs are often species of <i>Atriplex</i>, but may include many other species. Succulents may include several species of <i>Opuntia</i> and <i>Yucca</i>. This alliance occurs in southern California, Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, Texas, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila. Sites include mesic areas such as floodplains, streambanks, intermittently flooded arroyo terraces, alkali sinks and washes, and extends into the upland on dry terraces above streams and arroyos. Substrates are generally coarse-textured, gravelly alluvium. <i>Prosopis</i> spp. trees extract groundwater with extensive root systems, but grow best where water tables are shallow, such as along drainages. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39087-{A9F4764D-5D8B-4E7B-98AE-F3A8E25EAA26}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899928 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3877
  Translated: Honey Mesquite - Velvet Mesquite - Screwbean Mesquite Wet Scrub Alliance
  Common: Mesquite Wet Scrub
  Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa - Prosopis velutina - Prosopis pubescens Wet Scrub Alliance