Black Grama - Chino Grama Piedmont Desert Grassland

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:Chihuahuan Desert Foothill-Piedmont & Lower Montane Grassland
Scientific Name:Bouteloua eriopoda - Bouteloua ramosa Piedmont Desert Grassland Alliance
Location:United States (New Mexico, Texas, Arizona); Mexico (Coahuila, Sonora, Chihuahua)
Description:These semi-desert grasslands are found primarily in the piedmont areas of the Chihuahuan Desert. Stands have an open to moderately dense herbaceous layer dominated by perennial grasses such as Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua ramosa, Bouteloua trifida, and Digitaria californica; annual grasses Bouteloua aristidoides, Chloris virgata, and Eriochloa lemmonii are important on disturbed sites. A sparse to open canopy of scattered shrubs may be present.
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Child types

Name
Ayenia microphylla / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrub Grassland
Bothriochloa barbinodis Grassland
Bouteloua aristidoides - (Chloris virgata, Eriochloa lemmonii) Annual Grassland
Bouteloua curtipendula - Hilaria belangeri - Bouteloua eriopoda Grassland
Bouteloua eriopoda - Bouteloua trifida Grassland
Bouteloua eriopoda Semi-Desert Grassland
Bouteloua ramosa Grassland
Ephedra trifurca / Bouteloua eriopoda Shrub Grassland

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer