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CEGL004913 Schizachyrium scoparium - Lechea tenuifolia - Acalypha radians Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Little Bluestem - Narrowleaf Pinweed - Cardinal''s-feather Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous community occurs in Texas within a matrix of oak woodlands, on deep, loose, sandy soils on rolling topography, underlain by Eocene strata such as Carrizo, Queen City, and Sparta sands. It often occurs as a spectrum of seral stages, with Schizachyrium scoparium dominating later-successional sites, and an abundance of annual or short-lived perennial species covering earlier-successional portions. A large number of narrowly distributed, endemic species are associated with this community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Alliance placement is uncertain.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation often occurs as a spectrum of seral stages, with Schizachyrium scoparium dominating later-successional sites, and an abundance of annual or short-lived perennial species covering earlier-successional portions. Characteristic species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Lechea tenuifolia, Acalypha radians, Heliotropium racemosum, Helianthus debilis, Aristolochia erecta, Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea, Castilleja indivisa, Cenchrus longispinus (= Cenchrus carolinianus), Chaetopappa asteroides, Chamaecrista calycioides, Chamaesyce cordifolia (= Euphorbia cordifolia), Cnidoscolus texanus, Croton capitatus, Croton glandulosus, Croton texensis, Descurainia pinnata, Dichaetophora campestris, Eriogonum annuum, Euphorbia tetrapora (= Tithymalus tetraporus), Froelichia floridana, Gaillardia pulchella, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium, Houstonia humifusa (= Hedyotis humifusa), Loeflingia squarrosa, Lupinus subcarnosus, Mentzelia nuda, Neptunia pubescens, Nuttallanthus texanus (= Linaria texana), Paronychia drummondii, Pediomelum hypogaeum var. subulatum (= Pediomelum subulatum), Pediomelum rhombifolium (= Psoralidium rhombifolium), Phlox drummondii, Phyllanthus abnormis, Rhynchosia americana, Rhynchospora harveyi, Sporobolus purpurascens, Tragia betonicifolia, and Tragia urticifolia. A large number of narrowly distributed, endemic species are associated with this community, including Abronia macrocarpa, Allium elmendorfii, Brazoria truncata var. pulcherrima (= Brazoria pulcherrima), Brazoria truncata var. truncata, Chaetopappa imberbis, Cryptantha texana, Dalea obovata, Galactia canescens, Hymenopappus carrizoanus, Lechea san-sabeana, Lesquerella grandiflora, Liatris elegans var. carizzana, Polanisia erosa ssp. breviglandulosa, Polygonella parksii, Prunus texana, Senecio ampullaceus, Sphaeralcea lindheimeri, Tephrosia lindheimeri, and Tetragonotheca repanda.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This herbaceous community occurs in Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685221
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.1 Big Bluestem - Indiangrass - Dense Blazingstar Tallgrass Prairie Macrogroup | M054 | 2.B.2.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.1.a Little Bluestem - Prairie Bishop - Brownseed Crowngrass Tallgrass Prairie Group | G335 | 2.B.2.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A4062 Little Bluestem - Pinkscale Blazingstar Sandy Grassland Alliance | A4062 | 2.B.2.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004913 Little Bluestem - Narrowleaf Pinweed - Cardinal''s-feather Grassland | CEGL004913 | 2.B.2.Nb.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
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.