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A3344 Prosopis glandulosa - Ulmus crassifolia Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Woodland Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance consists of tall shrubland or open woodland dominated by Prosopis glandulosa with Carya illinoinensis, Celtis laevigata, Maclura pomifera, Sapindus saponaria, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, and Ulmus crassifolia which occurs on alluvial soils along rivers and other drainages in the Edwards Plateau of central Texas.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Honey Mesquite - Cedar Elm Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Woodland Alliance
Colloquial Name: Edwards Plateau Ruderal Mesquite Flooded & Swamp Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance consists of mesquite woodlands (usually with an open canopy) dominated by Prosopis glandulosa, occurring in alluvial soils along rivers and other drainages. This vegetation is often low-statured and could be considered a tall shrubland. Other small trees may include Carya illinoinensis, Celtis laevigata, Maclura pomifera, Sapindus saponaria, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, and Ulmus crassifolia. This alliance 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. It mainly occurs in ruderal situations, in disturbed areas. 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.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Ruderal woodland or tall open shrubland of riparian areas and floodplain terraces in the Edwards Plateau dominated by Prosopis glandulosa. Other small trees may include Carya illinoinensis, Celtis laevigata, Maclura pomifera, Sapindus saponaria, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, and Ulmus crassifolia.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This woodland vegetation is disjunct from other southeastern semi-natural forests and is treated separately here. It is included with other mainly southeastern ruderal wetland forests in a geographically broad and floristically varied semi-natural ruderal wetland macrogroup. The vegetation of the Edwards Plateau has a climate between that of the arid southwest, the warm temperate southeast and the Great Plains.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: This vegetation is often low-statured and open or semi-open, only rarely with a closed canopy. It could be considered a tall shrubland.
Floristics: This alliance consists of mesquite woodlands (usually with an open canopy) dominated by Prosopis glandulosa. This vegetation is often low-statured and could be considered a tall shrubland. Other small trees may include Carya illinoinensis, Celtis laevigata, Maclura pomifera, Sapindus saponaria, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, and Ulmus crassifolia. These small trees mostly also occur further east in the Southeastern Coastal Plain.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: It occurs in alluvial soils along rivers and other drainages.
Geographic Range: This alliance occurs on the Edwards Plateau of Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899468
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: (pasted in from CEGL004180)
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Mesquite 68 (Eyre 1980) [is mostly riparian]
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.