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Heliotropium convolvulaceum - Heliotropium racemosum Chihuahuan Dune Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Heliotropium convolvulaceum - Heliotropium racemosum Chihuahuan Dune Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance consists of sparsely vegetated (generally &lt;10% cover) areas of stoloniferous grasses and psammophitic herbs where the most abundant species include <i>Chamaesyce carunculata, Helianthus neglectus, Helianthus petiolaris, Heliotropium convolvulaceum, Heliotropium racemosum, Mentzelia</i> sp., <i>Panicum havardii, Polanisia jamesii</i>, and <i>Psoralidium lanceolatum</i>. Species composition varies greatly from year to year, depending on moisture. This alliance occurs in the Chihuahuan Desert on dunes and sandsheets, especially dunes along the Rio Grande in Trans-Pecos Texas.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39237-{F41B5362-89D2-441C-B49E-226D97F452C2} 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: North American Warm Semi-Desert Dune & Sand Flats Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Heliotropium convolvulaceum - Psoralidium lanceolatum - Polanisia jamesii Sparse Vegetation   Heliotropium racemosum - Chamaesyce sp. Sparse Vegetation		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900078 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A4027   Translated: Phlox Heliotrope - Coastal Plain Heliotrope Chihuahuan Dune Alliance   Common: Chihuahuan Sparsely Vegetated Dune   Scientific: Heliotropium convolvulaceum - Heliotropium racemosum Chihuahuan Dune Alliance