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Opuntia stricta - Acanthocereus tetragonus - Evolvulus convolvuloides - Indigofera oxycarpa Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Opuntia stricta - Acanthocereus tetragonus - Evolvulus convolvuloides - Indigofera oxycarpa Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: These are semi-open areas with little or no soil development and much exposed rock, dominated by a variable mixture of cacti, stunted shrubs (often spiny), trailing vines, and tropical herbs. They occur in upland areas above tidal influence. Similar communities, termed Coastal Rock Barrens, are associated with extreme high tide areas. Characteristic species include Opuntia stricta, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Evolvulus convolvuloides, Indigofera oxycarpa (= Indigofera trita var. keyensis), Agave decipiens (exotic), Opuntia triacantha, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Capparis flexuosa, Cynanchum angustifolium, Jacquemontia pentanthos, Pithecellobium unguis-cati, Cienfuegosia yucatanensis, and Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18118.OPUNTIASTRICTAA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Florida Prickly-pear - Barbed-wire Cactus - Bindweed - Key Indigo Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683144 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003872
  Scientific: Opuntia stricta - Acanthocereus tetragonus - Evolvulus convolvuloides - Indigofera oxycarpa Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Opuntia stricta - Acanthocereus tetragonus - Evolvulus convolvuloides - Indigofera oxycarpa Shrubland