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CEGL007223 Morella cerifera / Paspalum monostachyum - Andropogon glomeratus - Schizachyrium littorale Shrub Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wax-myrtle / Gulfdune Crowngrass - Bushy Bluestem - Shore Little Bluestem Shrub Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community represents vegetation dominated or codominated by Morella cerifera occurring on the barrier flat of barrier islands along the central and south Texas coast. It may occur in small patches or as a shrub savanna, and sometimes occupies lower areas within a matrix of the barrier flat and secondary dune grassland communities. Codominants may include Schizachyrium littorale, Paspalum monostachyum, and Andropogon glomeratus. Fire, washovers, shifting sands, and other disturbances shape the extent and expression of this community. This provisional community is described from very limited plot data and other observations from Padre Island National Seashore. Related vegetation has been described from other barrier islands along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This provisional community is described from very limited plot data and other observations from Padre Island National Seashore. Related vegetation has been described from other barrier islands along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts (Godfrey and Godfrey 1976, USNVC 2014).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This community represents barrier flat vegetation dominated or codominated by Morella cerifera. Codominants may include Schizachyrium littorale, Paspalum monostachyum, and Andropogon glomeratus. It may exhibit patchiness or low cover (>10-20%) of scattered individuals of Morella cerifera within grassland. Even lower cover (<10-20%) of scattered individuals of Morella cerifera within grassland should be included as components of the relevant grassland community.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community is found in small patches or as a shrub savanna, and sometimes occupies lower areas within a matrix of the barrier flat and secondary dune grassland communities. Fire, washovers, shifting sands, and other disturbances shape the extent and expression of this community.
Geographic Range: This provisional community is described from very limited plot data and other observations at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas. It may extend north to other barrier islands along the Gulf Coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.907656
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.a Wax-myrtle - Sea-oats - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G494 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3690 Live Oak - Yaupon - Wax-myrtle Shrubland Alliance | A3690 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007223 Wax-myrtle / Gulfdune Crowngrass - Bushy Bluestem - Shore Little Bluestem Shrub Grassland | CEGL007223 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Godfrey, P. J., and M. M. Godfrey. 1976. Barrier island ecology of Cape Lookout National Seashore and vicinity, North Carolina. USDI National Park Service. Scientific Monography No. 9. 160 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.