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Prosopis glandulosa Shortgrass Prairie Ruderal Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa Shortgrass Prairie Ruderal Scrub Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This ruderal alliance is found primarily in the southern portion of the Western Great Plains Division, primarily in Texas, Oklahoma and eastern New Mexico. Vegetation is characterized by an open to dense shrub canopy dominated by <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> with shortgrass species in the understory. <i>Ziziphus obtusifolia</i> and <i>Atriplex canescens</i> can codominate in some examples, as can <i>Opuntia</i> species in heavily grazed areas. Shortgrass species <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i> or <i>Bouteloua dactyloides</i> are typically abundant. Other high constancy grasses may include <i>Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua hirsuta, Muhlenbergia torreyi, Pleuraphis jamesii</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>. Historically, this alliance (mesquite shrublands) probably occurred as a natural component on more fertile soils and along drainages, but it has expanded its range into prairie uplands in recent decades. Sites include loaming to sandy plains and terraces along intermittent drainages. Substrate is usually sandy or gravelly alluvium. Soils are generally coarse-textured but may include gravelly clay loams. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39162-{5E941DCA-4BDB-45B2-A28F-A95351758C46}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 21-Dec-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900003 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3952
  Translated: Honey Mesquite Shortgrass Prairie Ruderal Scrub Alliance
  Common: Ruderal Honey Mesquite Shortgrass Prairie Scrub
  Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa Shortgrass Prairie Ruderal Scrub Alliance