North American Warm Desert Ruderal Grassland

Type:Group
Parent classification:North American Warm Desert Ruderal Scrub & Grassland
Scientific Name:Eragrostis lehmanniana - Bromus rubens - Brassica tournefortii Warm Desert Ruderal Grassland Group
Location:Mexico (Chihuahua); United States (Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona)
Description:This broadly defined ruderal group occurs in Arizona and northern Mexico and includes all exotic-dominated herbaceous stands without a shrub layer. Characteristic understory species include Brassica nigra, Brassica tournefortii, Bromus madritensis, Bromus rubens, Eragrostis lehmanniana, Erodium cicutarium, and Schismus barbatus.
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Child types

Name
Ruderal Cane Cholla Cacti Scrub
Ruderal Desert Forbs
Ruderal Desert Grassland
Ruderal Red Brome - Schismus Desert Grassland

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer