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CEGL007832 Prosopis glandulosa / Acanthocereus tetragonus Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Honey Mesquite / Triangle Cactus Scrub
Colloquial Name: Coastal Mesquite / Cactus Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland occurs on upland (but subirrigated) saline soils near the coast of southern Texas. Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa is the dominant tree. The cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus forms tangled thickets and dominates the shrub stratum. Other prominent shrubs include Condalia hookeri, Celtis ehrenbergiana, Castela erecta, Zanthoxylum fagara, Lycium berlandieri, and Sideroxylon celastrinum.
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: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa is the dominant tree. The cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus (= Acanthocereus pentagonus) forms tangled thickets and dominates the shrub stratum. Other prominent shrubs include Condalia hookeri, Celtis ehrenbergiana (= Celtis pallida), Castela erecta, Zanthoxylum fagara, Lycium berlandieri, and Sideroxylon celastrinum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This woodland occurs on upland (but subirrigated) saline soils near the coast of southern Texas.
Geographic Range: This community is known only from the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub and southern part of the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes ecoregions in Texas and adjacent areas in Mexico.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: MXTAM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688303
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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 | CEGL007832 Honey Mesquite / Triangle Cactus Scrub | CEGL007832 | 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.