Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS

Appendix C: Global and local plant community descriptions
Petrified Forest National Park. Sporobolus coromandelianus Herbaceous Vegetation (Park
Special) was identified from one relevé within Petrified Forest National Park. This one relevé
was located on a sand dune/sandsheet east of the main park road and Dry Wash and south of
Blue Mesa.
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 vegetation community occurred at an elevation of 1650
m (5420 ft) with no slope.
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. Only one relevé was classified as Sporobolus coromandelianus
Herbaceous Vegetation (Park Special), with total vegetation cover of 20%. The vegetation
cover consisted of a shrub stratum with 3% cover and an herbaceous stratum with 17% cover.
The species diversity for this relevé was 25 species. The vegetation in the herbaceous layer was
dominated by Sporobolus coromandelianus with 8% cover.
Most abundant species:
Stratum Global species PEFO species
Herb.(field) Data are not available. Sporobolus coromandelianus
Other noteworthy species:
Global species
Data are not available.
PEFO species
Data are not available.
References:
Data are not available.
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