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CEGL002238 Hilaria belangeri - Bouteloua curtipendula Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Curly-mesquite - Sideoats Grama Grassland
Colloquial Name: Curly-mesquite - Sideoats Grama Mixedgrass Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This midgrass grassland occurs on flat, upland soils of the central and western Edwards Plateau of central Texas. Woody species include Quercus fusiformis, Juniperus ashei, and Quercus sinuata var. breviloba. Grasses include Hilaria belangeri, Bouteloua curtipendula, Tridens albescens, Tridens muticus, Muhlenbergia reverchonii, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Eriochloa sericea. This community type is intermixed with the ~Quercus fusiformis / Hilaria belangeri Woodland (CEGL002116)$$ and ~Quercus laceyi - Juniperus ashei Woodland (CEGL002136)$$, and grasslands on wetter sites or to the west are dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the central and western Edwards Plateau of central Texas.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXCOA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684611
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.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nb Central North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D023 | 2.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nb.5 Ashe''s Juniper - Pinchot''s Juniper - Mohr Oak Scrub & Open Vegetation Macrogroup | M158 | 2.B.2.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.5.a Yellow Stonecrop - Gordon''s Bladderpod - Poverty Dropseed Glade Vegetation Group | G598 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Alliance | A3308 Stonecrop species - Little Bluestem Comanchian Open Grassland Alliance | A3308 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL002238 Curly-mesquite - Sideoats Grama Grassland | CEGL002238 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Curlymesquite-Sideoats Grama Series (Diamond 1993)
? ID5d. Curlymesquite - Sideoats Grama Grassland (Allard 1990)
? ID5d. Curlymesquite - Sideoats Grama Grassland (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- 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.