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Acacia farnesiana - Opuntia stricta var. dillenii - Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum / Spartina patens Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Acacia farnesiana - Opuntia stricta var. dillenii - Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum / Spartina patens Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association occurs on coastal dunes and shell ridges along the upper Texas and western Louisiana coasts. It is a sparse to dense thicket of primarily thorny shrubs, dominated by Acacia farnesiana (= Acacia minuta ssp. minuta), Opuntia stricta var. dillenii, Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, and Yucca aloifolia. Celtis laevigata is often present as a small tree. The herb layer contains various dune herbs, but is usually dominated by Spartina patens, with Astragalus leptocarpus being common. This community is commonly grazed, and the abundance of thorny and spiny species may be partly the result of grazing pressure. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23508.ACACIAFARNESIAN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Huisache - Spiny Florida Prickly-pear - Gulfcoast Wolfberry / Saltmeadow Cordgrass Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686987 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003932
  Scientific: Acacia farnesiana - Opuntia stricta var. dillenii - Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum / Spartina patens Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Acacia farnesiana - Opuntia stricta var. dillenii - Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum / Spartina patens Shrubland