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CEGL004588 Cylindropuntia imbricata Ruderal Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cane Cholla Ruderal Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This anthropogenic (semi-natural) shrubland of Texas and northern Mexico results from overgrazing of native grasslands. It occurs particularly in slightly moister settings along broad swales. Infestation of Cylindropuntia imbricata is variable, and cover of Cylindropuntia in this type ranges from 25% to nearly 100%. Grass cover and composition is highly variable, depending on site and grazing regime and history. This broadly defined community grades to grassland (often with some Opuntia cover) or to other grazing-induced shrubland communities, such as those dominated by Prosopis, Acacia, and/or Mimosa.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Infestation of Cylindropuntia imbricata (= Opuntia imbricata) is variable, and cover of Cylindropuntia in this type ranges from 25% to nearly 100%. Grass cover and composition is highly variable, depending on site and grazing regime and history. This broadly defined community grades to grassland (often with some Opuntia cover) or to other grazing-induced shrubland communities, such as those dominated by Prosopis, Acacia, and/or Mimosa.
Dynamics: This anthropogenic (semi-natural) shrubland results from overgrazing of native grasslands.
Environmental Description: This anthropogenic (semi-natural) shrubland results from overgrazing of native grasslands. It occurs particularly in slightly moister settings along broad swales.
Geographic Range: This shrubland is found in Texas and northern Mexico.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: MXCHH, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684233
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Honey Mesquite / Red Brome - Lehmann''s Lovegrass Desert Ruderal Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M512 | 3.A.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.90.a Lehmann''s Lovegrass - Red Brome - Asian Mustard Warm Desert Ruderal Grassland Group | G677 | 3.A.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A0878 Cane Cholla Ruderal Cacti Scrub Alliance | A0878 | 3.A.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004588 Cane Cholla Ruderal Shrubland | CEGL004588 | 3.A.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
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Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.