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CEGL002168 Leucophyllum frutescens Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Texas Barometerbush Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Texas Barometerbush Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Vegetation in this association includes shrublands dominated by Leucophyllum frutescens occurring over shallow limestone soils on the hills near the Rio Grande, on the Stockton Plateau, on the South Texas Plains, and in northeastern Mexico (Coahuila). Calliandra conferta, Acacia berlandieri, Acacia rigidula, and Ziziphus obtusifolia var. obtusifolia are associated shrubs. These shrublands usually grade into other shrublands dominated by Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa, Acacia rigidula, or Acacia berlandieri.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: MXCOA, MXNLE, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683062
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.A Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Woodland, Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S06 | 3.A |
| Formation | 3.A.2 Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F015 | 3.A.2 |
| Division | 3.A.2.Na North American Warm Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D039 | 3.A.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 3.A.2.Na.1 Honey Mesquite - Spiny Hackberry / Multi-flower Rhodesgrass Tamaulipan Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M130 | 3.A.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.1.a Honey Mesquite - Spiny Hackberry - Texas Barometerbush Thornscrub Group | G099 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3191 Blackbrush Acacia - Texas Barometerbush - Guajillo Tamaulipan Calcareous Thornscrub Alliance | A3191 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL002168 Texas Barometerbush Shrubland | CEGL002168 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Ceniza - Blackbrush - Creosotebush Brush (McMahan et al. 1984)
= Ceniza Series (Diamond 1993)
? Matorral de Leucophyllum frutescens ("cenizo") (Rzedowski 1981)
= Ceniza Series (Diamond 1993)
? Matorral de Leucophyllum frutescens ("cenizo") (Rzedowski 1981)
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- McMahan, C. A., R. G. Frye, and K. L. Brown. 1984. The vegetation types of Texas including cropland. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin. 40 pp. plus map.
- Rzedowski, J. 1981. Vegetaciòn de México. Editorial Limusa, Mexico City, Mexico. 432 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.