Name:
Schizachyrium littorale - Paspalum monostachyum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is the predominant grassland on the Ingleside barrier-strandplain and barrier islands of the Texas Coastal Bend. It also occurs on the upper Texas coast (Follets Island). In addition to Schizachyrium littorale and Paspalum monostachyum, common components include Heteropogon contortus, Paspalum plicatulum, Trichoneura elegans, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Bothriochloa saccharoides, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Dichanthelium spp., and Elionurus tripsacoides. Minor changes in drainage can cause differences in species composition. On the Ingleside barrier-strandplain, while Paspalum monostachyum may dominate slightly lower areas, deeper swales are typically dominated by Panicum virgatum and Spartina patens and are classified as Spartina patens - Fimbristylis (caroliniana, castanea) - (Panicum virgatum) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL007836). In this area, these grasslands occur intermixed with Quercus fusiformis - Persea borbonia Forest (CEGL002117). Other components on the barrier-strandplain include Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea, Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum (= Dichanthelium lanuginosum), Phlox drummondii, Rhynchosia americana, Sida lindheimeri, Stemodia lanata, and Stylisma villosa. In addition to the nominals, barrier flat communities include Spartina patens, Trachypogon spicatus (= Trachypogon secundus), Muhlenbergia capillaris, Rhynchosia americana, Galactia canescens, Helianthus argophyllus, and Physalis viscosa. Here, poorly drained areas may support inclusions of Spartina spartinae.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22954.SCHIZACHYRIUMLI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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