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Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Spartina spartinae Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Spartina spartinae Shrubland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association is a deciduous shrubland occurring on heavy-textured saline soils, usually immediately inland from tidal flats, in the vicinity of Laguna Madre in southern Texas and adjacent Tamaulipas, Mexico. Coverage by woody plants, primarily Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa, is variable. The growth of Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa is sometimes stunted, possibly by high salinity levels and clayey soils. Coverage by tall, coarse, perennial bunch grasses, particularly Spartina spartinae and less frequently Sporobolus wrightii, is usually high. Other important species include Borrichia frutescens, Prosopis reptans, and Suaeda sp. Other woody species sometimes scattered in this community include Yucca treculeana, Maytenus phyllanthoides, Gymnosperma glutinosum, Karwinskia humboldtiana, Zanthoxylum fagara, and Schaefferia cuneifolia. While Prosopis glandulosa can tolerate low to moderate saline conditions, it is not thought to thrive in salinity levels common in Spartina spartinae grasslands; therefore, it is unexpected to see these two species persisting together. This vegetation may be a disturbance type resulting from heavy grazing and may also occur in areas where the groundwater salinity is increasing. It is thought to occur naturally in the ecotone between Spartina spartinae-dominated grasslands and Prosopis glandulosa-dominated woodlands and possibly in areas where saline surface soils favor Spartina spartinae and a lower salinity water table below the surface allows the establishment of Prosopis glandulosa.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20578.PROSOPISGLANDUL Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 28-Jul-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Prosopis glandulosa Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Honey Mesquite / Gulf Cordgrass Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685834 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007761   Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Spartina spartinae Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Spartina spartinae Shrubland