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CEGL004580 Tidestromia carnosa - Kallstroemia grandiflora Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Fleshy Honeysweet - Orange Caltrop Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in Texas on saline gypseous clays of the Aguja Formation. It may also occur in northern Mexico. Dominant annuals are Tidestromia carnosa, Kallstroemia grandiflora, Chamaesyce spp., and Pectis angustifolia. Other species include Cathestecum erectum, Atriplex obovata, Neolloydia conoidea, and Echinocactus horizonthalonius.
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: Dominant annuals are Tidestromia carnosa, Kallstroemia grandiflora, Chamaesyce spp., and Pectis angustifolia. Other species include Cathestecum erectum, Atriplex obovata, Neolloydia conoidea, and Echinocactus horizonthalonius.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs in Texas and possibly northern Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXCHH?, MXCOA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684463
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.3 Black Grama - Bullgrass - Tobosa Grass Chihuahuan Semi-Desert Grassland Macrogroup | M087 | 3.A.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.3.b Hairy Crinklemat / Gypsum Grama - Gyp Dropseed Grassland Group | G492 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A3243 Hairy Crinklemat / Gyp Dropseed - Fleshy Honeysweet Gypsum Outcrop & Alluvial Flat Desert Scrub Alliance | A3243 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004580 Fleshy Honeysweet - Orange Caltrop Sparse Vegetation | CEGL004580 | 3.A.2.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
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.