Name:
Muhlenbergia reverchonii - Bouteloua hirsuta var. pectinata - Carex microdonta Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community occurs on vernally moist (seasonally saturated), open, rocky slopes on Glen Rose Limestone, on the Edwards Plateau of central Texas. Common and characteristic species include Muhlenbergia reverchonii, Bouteloua hirsuta var. pectinata (= Bouteloua pectinata), and Carex microdonta. The abundance of Muhlenbergia reverchonii may reflect an augmentation resulting from past grazing. Other characteristic species Agalinis edwardsiana, Amsonia ciliata, Castilleja purpurea var. lindheimeri, Dodecatheon meadia, Dysodiopsis tagetoides, Eleocharis acutisquamata, Galphimia angustifolia, Marshallia caespitosa, Oenothera macrocarpa (= Oenothera missouriensis), Paronychia virginica, Polygala alba, Pediomelum cyphocalyx, Pediomelum latestipulatum var. appressum, Spiranthes spp., Thamnosma texana, Thelesperma simplicifolium, and Vernonia lindheimeri. Other species present include Aristida purpurea, Asclepias viridiflora, Calylophus berlandieri, Carex planostachys, Centaurium beyrichii, Chamaesyce angusta, Chamaesyce fendleri, Desmanthus velutinus, Hedeoma drummondii, Hedyotis nigricans var. nigricans, Heliotropium tenellum, Hymenopappus tenuifolius, Tetraneuris scaposa (= Hymenoxys scaposa), Iva angustifolia, Liatris mucronata, Melampodium leucanthum, Polygala lindheimeri, Pediomelum linearifolium, Salvia texana, Scutellaria wrightii, Sisyrinchium chilense (= Sisyrinchium scabrum), Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper), Stillingia texana, and Wedelia texana (= Wedelia hispida). This community occurs in a matrix of Juniperus ashei woodlands.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20784.MUHLENBERGIAREV
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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