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Appendix C: Global and local plant community descriptions Petrified Forest National Park. Calamovilfa gigantea Desert Wash Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation was identified from three relevés in Petrified Forest National Park. All of these relevés occurred in or near washes that experience periodic streamflow. Stands were sampled west of Dry Wash and north of Jasper Forest, north of Cottonwood Wash and south of Agate House Ruins, and south of Agate Bridge and west of the main park road. Environmental summary: Globally. This association has only been described from Petrified Forest National Park. Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information. Petrified Forest National Park. This association occurred between the elevations of 1650 and 1680 m (5400-5500 ft). The slope of every relevé was minimal (1%). In two relevés, surface rocks were present and consisted of sandstone, petrified wood, and mixed gravel. USFWS wetland system: Not applicable. Vegetation description: Globally. This association has only been described from Petrified Forest National Park. Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information. Petrified Forest National Park. Three relevés were classified as Calamovilfa gigantea Desert Wash Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation, with total vegetation cover between 17 and 23% (average 20%). This vegetation cover consisted of a shrub stratum varying between 6 and 9% (average 8%) and an herbaceous stratum varying between 9 and 14% (average 12%). The species diversity for this association varied between 21 and 42 species (average 32 species). The herbaceous layer was dominated by Calamovilfa gigantea with 5-9% cover (average 7%) and the shrub layer was dominated by Ericameria nauseosa with 2-3% cover (average 3%). Most abundant species: Stratum Global species PEFO species Herb.(field) N/A Calamovilfa gigantea Other noteworthy species: Global species Data are not available. PEFO species Data are not available. References: Western Ecology Working Group n.d. C77
Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Petrified Forest National Park C.4 Herbaceous C.4.6. Ericameria nauseosa / Bouteloua gracilis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Base map class NatureServe common name NatureServe code Rubber.Rabbitbrush./.Blue.Grama.Shrub.Herbaceous. Vegetation Rubber.Rabbitbrush./.Blue.Grama.Shrub.Herbaceous. Vegetation CEGL003495 Summary: This shrub herbaceous association occurs on valley floors, swales, and alluvial flats in the southern and central part of the Colorado Plateau. Its presence generally indicates disturbance, and it may represent degraded forms of other grassland, shrubland, or woodland communities. Stands occupy gentle to moderate slopes (2-13%) between 1635 and 2010 m (5360-6600 ft) elevation. Aspect does not affect the distribution of this association. Litter and bare soil cover most of the unvegetated surface. Parent materials are variable and include sandstones and shale that have eroded and been redeposited as alluvium or windblown sediments (loess). Soils are well-drained and fine-sandy or silty in texture. Total vegetation cover ranges from 10 to 65%, roughly equally divided between the shrub and herbaceous layers. The vegetation is characterized by an open short-shrub canopy of Ericameria nauseosa that ranges in cover from 5 to 25% and an understory dominated by Bouteloua gracilis that ranges in cover from 5 to 35%. Other shrubs may be present with very low cover, including Tetradymia canescens, Atriplex spp., Gutierrezia sarothrae, and Opuntia polyacantha. Associated graminoids present include the bunch grasses Achnatherum hymenoides, Aristida purpurea, Pascopyrum smithii, Pleuraphis jamesii, Sporobolus airoides, Sporobolus cryptandrus, and Muhlenbergia pungens. Only scattered forbs are present. Classification confidence: 2 - Moderate. Classification comments: Globally. Former CEGL001738 and CEGL001739 were lumped into this new association; separation of these two types by subspecies of Ericameria nauseosa was not supported by the data in Francis (1986). Petrified Forest National Park. This map class was distinguished from Ericameria nauseosa Desert Wash Shrubland (CEGL002261) by its restriction to upland areas. This association also tended to have a proportionally higher herbaceous cover, as well as no codominance by other shrub species. Vegetation hierarchy: Physiognomic class V Herbaceous.Vegetation Physiognomic subclass V.A. Perennial.graminoid.vegetation Physiognomic group V.A.7. Temperate.or.subpolar.grassland.with.a.sparse.shrub. layer Physiognomic subgroup V.A.7.N. Natural/Semi-natural.temperate.or.subpolar.grassland. with.a.sparse.shrub.layer Formation name V.A.7.N.j. Short.temperate.or.subpolar.grassland.with.a.sparse. microphyllous.evergreen.shrub.layer Alliance name Ericameria nauseosa.Shrub.Short.Herbaceous.Alliance. (A.1546),.Rubber.Rabbitbrush.Shrub.Short.Herbaceous. Alliance C78
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G4 B1 Cottonwood / Rubber Rabbitbru
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