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CEGL002193 Prosopis glandulosa - Atriplex spp. Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Honey Mesquite - Saltbush species Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Honey Mesquite - Saltbush Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These shrublands occur on moderately saline, sandy soils in the Trans-Pecos and South Texas Plains. Composition varies with geographic location with Lycium berlandieri, Ziziphus obtusifolia, Opuntia spp., and Yucca elata common shrub associates. In more saline areas, shrubs are more sparse and grasses and forbs are more common, including Sporobolus airoides, Distichlis spicata, and Sesuvium verrucosum. These shrublands may grade into grasslands dominated by Sporobolus airoides or Pleuraphis mutica or be surrounded by a matrix of desert shrubland.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Compare with ~Prosopis glandulosa / Atriplex canescens Ruderal Shrubland (CEGL001382)$$; may be at least partially synonymous.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Composition varies with geographic location with Lycium berlandieri, Ziziphus obtusifolia, Opuntia spp., and Yucca elata common shrub associates. In more saline areas, shrubs are more sparse and grasses and forbs are more common, including Sporobolus airoides, Distichlis spicata, and Sesuvium verrucosum. These shrublands may grade into grasslands dominated by Sporobolus airoides or Pleuraphis mutica (= Hilaria mutica) or be surrounded by a matrix of desert shrubland.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These shrublands occur on moderately saline, sandy soils.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the Trans-Pecos of western Texas and the South Texas Plains.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683928
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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 | A3169 Honey Mesquite Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub Alliance | A3169 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL002193 Honey Mesquite - Saltbush species Shrubland | CEGL002193 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.