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CEGL002166 Celtis laevigata var. reticulata - Juglans microcarpa / Leptochloa dubia Riparian Woodland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available


Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Netleaf Hackberry - Little Walnut / Green Sprangletop Riparian Woodland

Colloquial Name: Netleaf Hackberry - Little Walnut Riparian Woodland

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This community occurs along intermittent streams in the Chihuahuan Desert and Edwards Plateau of Texas. Juglans microcarpa and Celtis laevigata var. reticulata are the usual tree species, and can vary locally from an open canopy to very widely scattered individuals. Characteristic herbs can include Leptochloa dubia, Bothriochloa barbinodis, and Bouteloua curtipendula.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: Examples at Davis Mountains State Park, Jeff Davis County, Texas.

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available

Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: Juglans microcarpa and Celtis laevigata var. reticulata are the usual tree species, and can vary locally from an open canopy to very widely scattered individuals. Characteristic herbs can include Leptochloa dubia, Bothriochloa barbinodis (= var. barbinodis), and Bouteloua curtipendula.

Dynamics:  No Data Available

Environmental Description:  No Data Available

Geographic Range: This community is found in the Chihuahuan Desert and Edwards Plateau of Texas.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  TX




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available

Grank: GNR

Greasons: No Data Available


Concept Lineage: merged.

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available

Synonomy: No Data Available

Concept Author(s): D. Diamond

Author of Description: D. Diamond

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 10-01-12

  • 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 Unpublished document.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.