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CEGL004402 Ipomoea pes-caprae - Ipomoea imperati - (Cakile geniculata) Sparse Beach Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bayhops - Beach Morning-glory - (Gulf Searocket) Sparse Beach Vegetation
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Ocean Strand
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a characteristic back-beach community of ocean beaches of the West Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, west of the Mississippi River to Texas and adjacent Mexico. Ipomoea pes-caprae and Ipomoea imperati dominate as sparse to moderately dense trailing vines. Other species that may be present as scattered individuals include Cakile geniculata, Croton punctatus, Erigeron procumbens, Heliotropium curassavicum, Heterotheca subaxillaris, Oenothera drummondii, Physalis viscosa, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Spartina patens, Tidestromia lanuginosa, and Uniola paniculata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Cakile geniculata is included as a geographic indicator.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species of this community include Cakile geniculata, Croton punctatus, Erigeron procumbens (= Erigeron myrionactis), Heliotropium curassavicum, Heterotheca subaxillaris, Ipomoea imperati (= Ipomoea stolonifera), Ipomoea pes-caprae, Oenothera drummondii, Physalis viscosa, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Spartina patens, and Tidestromia lanuginosa.
Dynamics: This vegetation endures periodic overwash from saltwater, ponding from heavy rains, and drought.
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs along the harsh back beaches of barrier islands of Texas and adjacent Louisiana and Mexico.
Geographic Range: This association is a characteristic back-beach community of ocean beaches of the West Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, west of the Mississippi River to Texas and adjacent Mexico.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: LA, MXTAM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684074
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.1 Eastern North American Coastal Beach & Rocky Shore Macrogroup | M060 | 2.B.4.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.1.a South Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Beach Group | G661 | 2.B.4.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3683 Searocket species - Morning-glory species Sparse Beach Alliance | A3683 | 2.B.4.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004402 Bayhops - Beach Morning-glory - (Gulf Searocket) Sparse Beach Vegetation | CEGL004402 | 2.B.4.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Backbeach (McAlister and McAlister 1993)
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- McAlister, W. H., and M. K. McAlister. 1993. A naturalist''s guide: Matagorda Island. University of Texas Press, Austin. 354 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.