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Yucca elata / Bouteloua eriopoda - Sporobolus flexuosus Semi-Desert Grassland Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Yucca elata / Bouteloua eriopoda - Sporobolus flexuosus Semi-Desert Grassland Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This dry grassland group occurs on sandy sites across the Chihuahuan Desert with the graminoid layer typically dominated or codominated by <i>Bouteloua eriopoda</i> and <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i>. Other common species are <i>Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua gracilis, Hesperostipa neomexicana</i> (minor), <i>Muhlenbergia arenicola, Sporobolus airoides, Sporobolus contractus</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>. Typically, there are scattered desert shrubs and stem succulents present, such as <i>Ephedra torreyana, Ephedra trifurca, Opuntia phaeacantha, Yucca elata</i>, and <i>Yucca torreyi</i>, that may form a layer. The widespread shrub <i>Artemisia filifolia</i> is also present in some stands, especially in the northern extent. Stands occur across the Chihuahuan Desert where soils have a high sand content such as on sandy plains and on sandy mesatops. They are often associated with alluvial or eolian deposits and sandstone substrates. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40126-{561478DE-609B-4576-839C-028A67CB19AC}
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      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 05-Nov-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.837743 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G491
  Scientific: Yucca elata / Bouteloua eriopoda - Sporobolus flexuosus Semi-Desert Grassland Group