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CEGL007762 Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Parkinsonia texana var. macra - (Cordia boissieri, Koeberlinia spinosa) Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Honey Mesquite - Texas Paloverde - (Anacahuita, Crown-of-thorns) Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community, found in Texas and northern Mexico, has a dense tall-shrub stratum 2-4 m, with scattered to open "canopy" of emergent Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa and other small trees/tall shrubs. The tall-shrub stratum typically contains Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa, Parkinsonia texana var. macra, Cordia boissieri, Koeberlinia spinosa, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Ebenopsis ebano, Leucophyllum frutescens, Acacia rigidula, Celtis ehrenbergiana, Guaiacum angustifolium, Citharexylum brachyanthum, Karwinskia humboldtiana, Phaulothamnus spinescens, Schaefferia cuneifolia, Ziziphus obtusifolia, and others. Small openings contain abundant forbs during moist years, and grasses such as Aristida purpurea (sensu lato) and Bouteloua trifida also occur. This community is often invaded by the alien Pennisetum ciliare. Typical dwarf-shrubs (primarily in openings between taller shrubs) are Krameria ramosissima and Tiquilia canescens. It occurs on McAllen fine sandy loams, on hill tops, slopes, and lowland situations (where the vegetation becomes denser and has a stronger component of Prosopis).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This community has a dense tall-shrub stratum 2-4 m, with scattered to open "canopy" of emergent Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa and other small trees/tall shrubs. The tall-shrub stratum typically contains Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa, Parkinsonia texana var. macra (= Cercidium macrum), Cordia boissieri, Koeberlinia spinosa, Sideroxylon celastrinum (= Bumelia celastrina), Ebenopsis ebano (= Pithecellobium ebano), Leucophyllum frutescens, Acacia rigidula, Celtis ehrenbergiana (= Celtis pallida), Guaiacum angustifolium, Citharexylum brachyanthum (= Citharexylum spathulatum), Karwinskia humboldtiana, Phaulothamnus spinescens, Schaefferia cuneifolia, Ziziphus obtusifolia (= Condalia obtusifolia), and others. Small openings contain abundant forbs during moist years, and grasses such as Aristida purpurea (sensu lato) and Bouteloua trifida also occur. This community is often invaded by the alien Pennisetum ciliare (= Cenchrus ciliaris). Typical dwarf-shrubs (primarily in openings between taller shrubs) are Krameria ramosissima and Tiquilia canescens.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: It occurs on McAllen fine sandy loams, on hill tops, slopes, and lowland situations (where the vegetation becomes denser and has a stronger component of Prosopis).
Geographic Range: This community is found in Texas and northern Mexico.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: MXNLE, MXTAM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687927
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.A Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Woodland, Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S06 | 3.A |
| Formation | 3.A.2 Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F015 | 3.A.2 |
| Division | 3.A.2.Na North American Warm Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D039 | 3.A.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 3.A.2.Na.1 Honey Mesquite - Spiny Hackberry / Multi-flower Rhodesgrass Tamaulipan Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M130 | 3.A.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.1.a Honey Mesquite - Spiny Hackberry - Texas Barometerbush Thornscrub Group | G099 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3169 Honey Mesquite Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub Alliance | A3169 | 3.A.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL007762 Honey Mesquite - Texas Paloverde - (Anacahuita, Crown-of-thorns) Shrubland | CEGL007762 | 3.A.2.Na.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
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.