Name:
Central Interandean Xeromorphic Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This macrogroup represents the plant communities that develop in xeric to semi-arid conditions between 900 and 2900 m elevation in the steep slopes of intermontane valleys of Peru and Bolivia, on eroded, mineral soils. These are formed by microphyllous, resinous sparse scrubs, bunchgrasses, and forbs growing in a harsh environment. Diagnostic species are <i>Croton apurimacensis, Lantana balansae, Lippia boliviana, Lippia weberbauerii, Opuntia sulphurea, Opuntia pubescens, Aloysia scorodonioides, Acalypha lycioides, Coreopsis fasciculata, Trichocereus tarmensis, Cylindropuntia subulata, Dunalia mandonii, Flourensia</i> spp., <i>Wissadula andina, Adesmia miraflorensis, Condalia weberbaueri, Krameria lappacea, Atriplex semibaccata, Viguiera pazensis, Heliotropium incanum, Rhynchelitrum repens, Porlieria microphylla, Pappophorum</i> spp., <i>Cnidoscolus</i> spp., and <i>Tribulus</i> sp., and among the grasses are <i>Stipa ichu, Chloris, Leptochloa</i>, and <i>Cenchrus</i> spp. Communities of this type are in some cases the result of permanent alteration of previously more complex xeromorphic shrublands and woodlands, due to anthropogenic disturbance.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:41005-{F9A1CFAB-EC07-43B6-826F-E55BE94BB514}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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