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CEGL007786 Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Acacia greggii - Celtis ehrenbergiana / Paspalum setaceum - Urochloa ciliatissima Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Honey Mesquite - Catclaw Acacia - Spiny Hackberry / Slender Crowngrass - Fringed Signalgrass Scrub
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland occurs on deep, sandy to loamy Alfisols on undulating uplands in the drier (more western) portions of the South Texas Sand Plain. Woody vegetation generally occurs in mottes covering a small percentage of any site and includes Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa, Acacia greggii, and Celtis ehrenbergiana. The ground layer is variable, depending on grazing pressure and season, with Urochloa ciliatissima, Cenchrus spinifex, Eragrostis secundiflora, Eragrostis sessilispica, Chloris cucullata, Paspalum setaceum, Aristida purpurea (sensu lato), and Setaria spp. usually present; more palatable species such as Sporobolus cryptandrus and Vaseyochloa multinervosa may be locally common in areas of lighter grazing. A large number of annual forbs are present during wet periods (late winter-spring).
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Woody vegetation generally occurs in mottes covering a small percentage of any site and includes Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa, Acacia greggii, and Celtis ehrenbergiana (= Celtis pallida). The ground layer is variable, depending on grazing pressure and season, with Urochloa ciliatissima (= Brachiaria ciliatissima), Cenchrus spinifex (= Cenchrus incertus), Eragrostis secundiflora, Eragrostis sessilispica, Chloris cucullata, Paspalum setaceum, Aristida purpurea (sensu lato), and Setaria spp. usually present; more palatable species such as Sporobolus cryptandrus and Vaseyochloa multinervosa may be locally common in areas of lighter grazing. A large number of annual forbs are present during wet periods (late winter-spring).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This woodland occurs on deep, sandy to loamy Alfisols on undulating uplands in the drier (more western) portions of the South Texas Sand Plain.
Geographic Range: This woodland occurs on drier (more western) portions of the South Texas Sand Plain.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688574
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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 | CEGL007786 Honey Mesquite - Catclaw Acacia - Spiny Hackberry / Slender Crowngrass - Fringed Signalgrass Scrub | CEGL007786 | 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: >< Mesquite-Bunchgrass-Annual Forb Savanna (Drawe and Higginbotham 1980)
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Drawe, D. L., and I. Higginbotham, Jr. 1980. Plant communities of the Zachry Ranch in the South Texas Plains. Texas Journal of Science 32:319-332.
- 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.