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CEGL007764 Maytenus phyllanthoides - Prosopis reptans / Spartina patens Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Florida Mayten - Creeping Mesquite / Saltmeadow Cordgrass Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation occurs on somewhat saline clayey to loamy soils on more-or-less level, "upland" areas, a few feet above sea level, along the bases of lomas along Laguna Madre in southern Texas typically dominated by ~Citharexylum berlandieri - Yucca treculeana - Ebenopsis ebano - Phaulothamnus spinescens Shrubland (CEGL002170)$$. Spartina patens is dominant, but herbaceous diversity can be fairly high in comparison to other Spartina-dominated communities in the same region. Woody plants other than subshrubs are scarce. Characteristic species include Prosopis reptans, Sophora tomentosa, Maytenus phyllanthoides, Andropogon glomeratus, Bothriochloa saccharoides, Spartina spartinae, Sporobolus virginicus, Ambrosia psilostachya, Iva texensis, and Palafoxia texana.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Known from low duneflats on the shore of the Laguna Madre (Cameron County, Texas). The name may need revision with additional information.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Spartina patens is dominant, but herbaceous diversity can be fairly high in comparison to other Spartina-dominated communities in the same region. Woody plants other than subshrubs are scarce. Characteristic species include Prosopis reptans, Sophora tomentosa, Maytenus phyllanthoides, Andropogon glomeratus, Bothriochloa saccharoides, Spartina spartinae, Sporobolus virginicus, Ambrosia psilostachya, Iva texensis (= Iva angustifolia var. latior), and Palafoxia texana.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs on somewhat saline clayey to loamy soils on more-or-less level, "upland" areas, a few feet above sea level, along the bases of lomas along Laguna Madre in southern Texas.
Geographic Range: This community is known only form the southern coast of Texas. It may also occur along the coast of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXTAM?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687147
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.a Wax-myrtle - Sea-oats - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G494 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A4061 Gulf Cordgrass - Little Bluestem - Bracted Blazingstar Saline Coastal Prairie Alliance | A4061 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007764 Florida Mayten - Creeping Mesquite / Saltmeadow Cordgrass Grassland | CEGL007764 | 2.B.4.Na.2.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.