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CEGL004657 Baccharis halimifolia Ruderal Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Groundsel-tree Ruderal Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Groundsel-tree Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: As currently described, this vegetation includes successional shrublands dominated by Baccharis halimifolia on saturated soils both in the interior Coastal Plain of Louisiana and Arkansas and along the Gulf Coast of Texas. Coastal settings include shrublands dominated by Baccharis halimifolia that invade old fields and saline and non-saline prairies in the absence of fire. In these settings, Spartina spartinae, Andropogon virginicus, Andropogon glomeratus, Setaria parviflora, and Solidago sempervirens are often present in the herb stratum. With periodic fire, this association will revert to ~Spartina spartinae Grassland (CEGL004608)$$. Apparently, this association also includes vegetation of the interior Coastal Plain occurring in disturbed settings on saturated soils.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Along the coast of Texas, similar vegetation occurring in tidal situations is classified as the natural type ~Iva frutescens ssp. frutescens - Baccharis halimifolia / Spartina spartinae Saline Shrubland (CEGL004616)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Coastal settings include shrublands dominated by Baccharis halimifolia that invade old fields and saline and non-saline prairies in the absence of fire. In these settings, Spartina spartinae, Andropogon virginicus, Andropogon glomeratus, Setaria parviflora (= Setaria geniculata), and Solidago sempervirens are often present in the herb stratum.
Dynamics: In the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes of Texas, this vegetation will revert to Spartina spartinae-dominated grassland in the presence of periodic fire.
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs on saturated saline and non-saline soils. It appears to occur on spoil banks at Jean Lafitte National Park.
Geographic Range: This association is found in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, LA, MS, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687105
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.Nh Southeastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D102 | 2.B.2.Nh |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nh.90 Broomsedge Bluestem - Blackberry species - Annual Ragweed Southeastern Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M307 | 2.B.2.Nh.90 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a Broomsedge Bluestem - Annual Ragweed - Sawtooth Blackberry Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Group | G583 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
| Alliance | A3322 Blackberry species - Plum species - Roughleaf Dogwood Eastern Ruderal Shrubland Alliance | A3322 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004657 Groundsel-tree Ruderal Shrubland | CEGL004657 | 2.B.2.Nh.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
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.