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CEGL004581 Heliotropium convolvulaceum - Psoralidium lanceolatum - Polanisia jamesii Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Phlox Heliotrope - Lemon Scurfpea - James'' Clammyweed Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Sparsely vegetated quartz sand dunes in the eastern Trans-Pecos of Texas, with primarily annual vegetation dominated by Heliotropium convolvulaceum, Psoralidium lanceolatum, Polanisia jamesii, Helianthus petiolaris, Helianthus neglectus, Panicum havardii, Chamaesyce carunculata, and Mentzelia sp. This vegetation varies a great deal from year to year, depending on moisture.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Monahans Dunes State Park, Texas.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is dominated by Heliotropium convolvulaceum, Psoralidium lanceolatum, Polanisia jamesii, Helianthus petiolaris, Helianthus neglectus, Panicum havardii, Chamaesyce carunculata (= Euphorbia carunculata), and Mentzelia sp. This vegetation varies a great deal from year to year, depending on moisture.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the eastern Trans-Pecos of Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689995
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.4 Saguaro - Organ Pipe Cactus - Burrobush Mojave-Sonoran Semi-Desert Scrub Macrogroup | M088 | 3.A.2.Na.4 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.4.e North American Warm Semi-Desert Dune & Sand Flats Group | G675 | 3.A.2.Na.4.e |
| Alliance | A4027 Phlox Heliotrope - Coastal Plain Heliotrope Chihuahuan Dune Alliance | A4027 | 3.A.2.Na.4.e |
| Association | CEGL004581 Phlox Heliotrope - Lemon Scurfpea - James'' Clammyweed Sparse Vegetation | CEGL004581 | 3.A.2.Na.4.e |
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.