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CEGL004616 Iva frutescens ssp. frutescens - Baccharis halimifolia / Spartina spartinae Saline Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Jesuit''s-bark - Groundsel-tree / Gulf Cordgrass Saline Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Texas Gulf Coast Tidal Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland occurs in small narrow patches or bands on loamy saline soils along the upper edge of tidal reach on bays along the Texas Gulf Coast. It grades upslope into herbaceous vegetation dominated by Spartina spartinae; toward the shoreline it abuts bands of salt marsh vegetation dominated by Distichlis spicata, Juncus roemerianus, and Spartina alterniflora. It is typically dominated by Iva frutescens. Other components include Spartina patens, Iva angustifolia, Symphyotrichum tenuifolium, and, along the upland margin, Baccharis halimifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Along the coast of Texas, successional upland vegetation occurring on saturated soils is classified as ~Baccharis halimifolia Ruderal Shrubland (CEGL004657)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: It is typically dominated by Iva frutescens. Other components include Spartina patens, Iva angustifolia, Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (= Aster tenuifolius), and, along the upland margin, Baccharis halimifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland occurs in small narrow patches or bands on loamy saline soils along the upper edge of tidal reach on bays along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Geographic Range: This community is known only from the Gulf Coast of Texas. It may also occur in Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684167
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.5 Salt Marsh Formation | F035 | 2.C.5 |
| Division | 2.C.5.Nb North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh Division | D034 | 2.C.5.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.5.Nb.1 North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh Macrogroup | M079 | 2.C.5.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Jesuit''s-bark High Salt Marsh Group | G121 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Alliance | A4488 <i>Iva frutescens - Baccharis halimifolia</i> / Black Needlerush Tidal Shrub Salt Marsh Alliance | A4488 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004616 Jesuit''s-bark - Groundsel-tree / Gulf Cordgrass Saline Shrubland | CEGL004616 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.