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CEGL002131 Vachellia farnesiana - (Prosopis glandulosa) Riparian Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sweet Acacia - (Honey Mesquite) Riparian Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland occurs over moderately to poorly drained soils along riparian corridors and upland depressions. It is currently described from the South Texas Plains and the Coastal Prairie but may range into other ecoregions. It is thought to be a natural disturbance type of these wetlands and may succeed to Celtis laevigata-dominated forest, especially on floodplains of major streams. Data are insufficient to separate it from an even more widespread anthropogenic disturbance community, with introduced species such as Triadica sebifera and Rosa bracteata associated on upper coast and Parkinsonia aculeata on the South Texas Plains. In wet areas, Vachellia farnesiana often forms nearly pure stands or occurs as scattered individuals within a matrix of weedy grasses during the course of secondary succession. This woodland may grade into Acacia rigidula or Acacia berlandieri shrublands in southern Texas and Schizachyrium scoparium grasslands in the Coastal Prairie. One occurrence in southern Texas has Vachellia farnesiana, Prosopis glandulosa, and Celtis ehrenbergiana in the canopy, with a dense ground layer of Spartina spartinae along with Wissadula periplocifolia, Sidastrum paniculatum, and Eleocharis montevidensis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is currently described to cover a broad geographic range. Additional data and information may differentiate several natural and semi-natural associations that are currently included in this one type. Kartesz (1999) uses Acacia farnesiana for Acacia smallii (which is accepted by Isely), and which is now treated as Vachellia farnesiana (USDA Plants 2017). This community typically occurs in floodplains or depressions. Similar upland vegetation is classified as ~Vachellia farnesiana - Celtis laevigata - Celtis ehrenbergiana Ruderal Scrub (CEGL007793)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is dominated by Vachellia farnesiana (= Acacia farnesiana), especially in wetter areas. Other canopy components may include Prosopis glandulosa and Celtis ehrenbergiana (= Celtis pallida). Introduced species, such as Triadica sebifera (= Sapium sebiferum) and Rosa bracteata on the upper coast and Parkinsonia aculeata on the South Texas Plains, can be common especially in disturbed areas. One occurrence in south Texas had Vachellia farnesiana, Prosopis glandulosa, and Celtis ehrenbergiana in the canopy, with a dense ground layer of Spartina spartinae along with Wissadula periplocifolia, Sidastrum paniculatum, and Eleocharis montevidensis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This woodland occurs over moderately to poorly drained soils of river floodplains and depressions, primarily in the South Texas Plains and the Coastal Prairie.
Geographic Range: This community occurs inland from central and southern Texas to the coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nd Western North American Interior Flooded Forest Division | D013 | 1.B.3.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nd.2 Interior Warm & Cool Desert Riparian Forest Macrogroup | M036 | 1.B.3.Nd.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nd.2.a Rio Grande Palmetto - Texas Ebony - Cedar Elm Tamaulipan Riparian Scrub Group | G549 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.a |
| Alliance | A3841 Sweet Acacia - Spiny Hackberry Riparian Scrub Alliance | A3841 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.a |
| Association | CEGL002131 Sweet Acacia - (Honey Mesquite) Riparian Woodland | CEGL002131 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.a |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Kartesz, J. T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.