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CEGL004180 Prosopis glandulosa - Ulmus crassifolia / Nassella leucotricha Riparian Ruderal Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Honey Mesquite - Cedar Elm / Texas Wintergrass Riparian Ruderal Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs on frequently and infrequently flooded terraces along creeks and streams in the Lampasas Cutplain region and likely other areas of the Edwards Plateau of central Texas. At Fort Hood, Prosopis glandulosa occurs as a dominant in some riparian and alluvial situations on older terraces that do not flood frequently, but are within the floodplain. This vegetation is often low-statured and could be considered a shrubland. Other small trees may include Ulmus crassifolia, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Sapindus saponaria, Maclura pomifera, Celtis laevigata, and Carya illinoinensis. The canopy is open and herbaceous cover is often high, with Nassella leucotricha, Bromus arvensis, and/or Elymus virginicus dominating. Forbs typical of disturbed grasslands in central Texas are also often present, including Croton monanthogynus, Ratibida columnifera, Ambrosia psilostachya, Phyla nodiflora, and Ruellia nudiflora.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Alliance placement of this association is confounded by variable hydrology (upland to temporarily flooded) and canopy stature (shrub to tree).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Most occurrences are characterized by an open canopy of Prosopis glandulosa. This vegetation is often low-statured and could be considered a shrubland. Other small trees may include Ulmus crassifolia, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Sapindus saponaria, Maclura pomifera, Celtis laevigata, and Carya illinoinensis. The canopy is open and herbaceous cover is often high, with Nassella leucotricha, Bromus arvensis (= Bromus japonicus), and/or Elymus virginicus dominating. Forbs typical of disturbed grasslands in central Texas are also often present, including Croton monanthogynus, Ratibida columnifera, Ambrosia psilostachya, Phyla nodiflora (= Lippia nodiflora), and Ruellia nudiflora.
Dynamics: Though this vegetation may be somewhat natural on smaller streams and other areas with recent natural disturbance from flooding, many of the occurrences are likely a result of past land-use disturbance.
Environmental Description: This vegetation typically occurs in riparian zones along smaller streams and along larger streams and rivers on older alluvial terraces. Flooding apparently ranges from infrequent to intermittent to never on some of the higher and older terraces.
Geographic Range: This association is currently described from the Lampasas Cutplain of central Texas, but it is expected to occur elsewhere in the Edwards Plateau ecoregion.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.801789
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.90 Red Maple - Tuliptree - Sugarberry Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M310 | 1.B.3.Nb.90 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a Red Maple - Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Group | G553 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A3344 Honey Mesquite - Cedar Elm Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Woodland Alliance | A3344 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004180 Honey Mesquite - Cedar Elm / Texas Wintergrass Riparian Ruderal Woodland | CEGL004180 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.