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CEGL004925 Pennisetum ciliare Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Buffelgrass Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association consists of semi-natural (anthropogenic) grasslands dominated by Pennisetum ciliare. This grass was originally planted, but now is completely naturalized, and dominates large areas in southern Texas.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Areas dominated by Pennisetum ciliare are found on disturbed lomas (clay dunes) near the coast in south Texas.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this association are dominated by the introduced grass Pennisetum ciliare (= Cenchrus ciliaris).
Dynamics: This grass was originally planted, but now is completely naturalized, and dominates large areas in southern Texas.
Environmental Description: This vegetation occupies a variety of landscape positions and soil types in south Texas.
Geographic Range: This association is known from south Texas and adjacent areas in Mexico.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686749
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Kentucky Bluegrass - Buffalograss - Knapweed species Great Plains Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M498 | 2.B.2.Nb.90 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.90.a Southern Great Plains-Comanchian Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland | G680 | 2.B.2.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A4233 Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Grassland Alliance | A4233 | 2.B.2.Nb.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004925 Buffelgrass Ruderal Grassland | CEGL004925 | 2.B.2.Nb.90.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.