Name:
Espinal Deciduous Forest & Woodland Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This macrogroup represents xeromorphic forests or woodlands distributed in the biogeographic province known as Espinal in Argentina, which surrounds the Argentinian pampas to the west, limiting with the dry, psammophilous variation of these grasslands. These are open forests with three clear strata: canopy, shrub and herbaceous. They develop on rather flat plains with coarse-textured, poorly developed soils (Entisols and Mollisols) susceptible to wind erosion. The dominant species is <i>Prosopis caldenia</i> and accompanying species are <i>Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco, Condalia microphylla, Ephedra ochreata, Ephedra triandra, Geoffroea decorticans, Jodina rhombifolia, Larrea tridentata (= Larrea divaricata), Lycium chilense, Prosopis alpataco, Prosopis flexuosa, Prosopis nigra, Schinus fasciculata, Senna aphylla</i>, and <i>Ximenia americana</i>, with cacti <i>Cereus aethiops, Opuntia megapotamica</i>, and <i>Opuntia sulphurea var. pampeana</i> in the understory, and grasses such as <i>Elionurus muticus, Jarava ichu (= Stipa gynerioides), Nassella tenuis (= Stipa tenuis), Nassella tenuissima (= Stipa tenuissima), Poa lanuginosa, Poa ligularis, Prosopanche americana, Setaria globulifera, Setaria mendocina</i>, among others.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40906-{38C6D28A-E2D4-41EA-B82A-736AA6E95924}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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