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CEGL007753 Salix interior / Phragmites australis ssp. berlandieri Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: This lower Rio Grande / Río Bravo shrubland is dominated by Salix interior with Serjania brachycarpa and Phragmites australis ssp. berlandieri.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sandbar Willow / Subtropical Common Reed Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Lower Río Bravo / Rio Grande Riparian Willow Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Salix interior dominates stands of this lower Rio Grande / Río Bravo shrubland. In addition, Serjania brachycarpa is abundant. Also Baccharis salicifolia and some Baccharis neglecta, Phragmites australis (native), and Arundo donax (exotic) are present. Stands form on accreting areas on river bends, within the first 5 m of the Rio Grande / Río Bravo. It occurs primarily on inside curves of the river in accretion areas.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The "native" Phragmites found along the Rio Grande / Río Bravo is most likely Phragmites australis ssp. berlandieri, a taxon which is apparently conspecific with Phragmites karka, which is also found in Australia and islands in the Pacific Ocean (Swearingen and Saltonstall 2012). This "Gulf Coast type" of Phragmites is thought to be the result of hybridization between an African species, Phragmites mauritianus, and Phragmites australis (Lambertini et al. 2012), and its presence in the southeastern United States may be due to an early introduction from Africa.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Salix interior dominates stands of this lower Rio Grande / Río Bravo shrubland. In addition, Serjania brachycarpa is abundant. Also Baccharis salicifolia and some Baccharis neglecta, Phragmites australis ssp. berlandieri (native), and Arundo donax (exotic) are present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands form on accreting areas on river bends, within the first 5 m from the ocean of the Rio Grande / Río Bravo. It occurs primarily on inside curves of the river in accretion areas.
Geographic Range: This community is found in Texas and northern Mexico.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: MXTAM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nc Southwestern North American Warm Desert Freshwater Marsh & Bosque Division | D032 | 2.C.4.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nc.1 Warm Desert Lowland Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M076 | 2.C.4.Nc.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b Honey Mesquite - Velvet Mesquite - False Willow species North American Warm Desert Riparian Low Bosque & Shrubland Group | G533 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
| Alliance | A0947 Narrowleaf Willow Warm Desert Wet Shrubland Alliance | A0947 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
| Association | CEGL007753 Sandbar Willow / Subtropical Common Reed Wet Shrubland | CEGL007753 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Lambertini, C., I. Mendelsshon, M. G. H. Gustafsson, B. Olesen, T. Riis, B. K. Sorrell, and H. Brix. 2012. Tracing the origin of Gulf Coast Phragmites (Poaceae): A story of long distance dispersal and hybridization. American Journal of Botany 99:538-551.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Swearingen, J., and K. Saltonstall. 2012. Phragmites field guide: Distinguishing native and exotic forms of common reed (Phragmites australis) in the United States. TN Plant Materials No. 56. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Boise, ID. 23 pp. [http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/idpmctn11494.pdf]