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CEGL007756 Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Celtis ehrenbergiana - Opuntia spp. Ruderal Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Honey Mesquite / Spiny Hackberry - Prickly-pear species Ruderal Scrub
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This mesquite woodland occurs on heavily utilized pastures on deep soils of broad valleys of the Rio Grande deltaic plain in southern Texas. This community is typically dominated by species that increase under heavy grazing or proliferate after root plowing such as Opuntia spp. Introduced grasses, such as Cynodon dactylon, Pennisetum ciliare, and/or Dichanthium annulatum, generally dominate the herbaceous stratum. This community now occupies areas historically covered by a mosaic of native shrublands and grasslands.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: More information is needed to describe the relationship between this community (CEGL007756) and ~Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Celtis ehrenbergiana / Opuntia spp. - Xylothamia palmeri Scrub (CEGL007787)$$. The later is also impacted by grazing but may have never been plowed and retains some characteristic thornscrub species.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The woodland canopy is dominated by Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa. Other common associates include Opuntia spp. and numerous introduced grasses, including Cynodon dactylon, Pennisetum ciliare (= Cenchrus ciliaris), and Dichanthium annulatum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on heavily utilized pastures on deep soils of broad valleys the Rio Grande deltaic plain in southern Texas.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and possibly Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXTAM?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685101
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.1 Honey Mesquite - Spiny Hackberry / Multi-flower Rhodesgrass Tamaulipan Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M130 | 3.A.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.1.a Honey Mesquite - Spiny Hackberry - Texas Barometerbush Thornscrub Group | G099 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3169 Honey Mesquite Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub Alliance | A3169 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL007756 Honey Mesquite / Spiny Hackberry - Prickly-pear species Ruderal Scrub | CEGL007756 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.