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Acacia rigidula - Leucophyllum frutescens - Hechtia glomerata Shrubland \| Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Acacia rigidula - Leucophyllum frutescens - Hechtia glomerata Shrubland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This community occurs on fossiliferous (primarily with oyster shells) and somewhat gypseous clays of the Yegua Formation and other Eocene formations in southern Texas. The soils are eroded calcareous clays which, though far from the coast, are slightly saline. This shrubland is usually low in stature, with few emergent shrubs. Hechtia glomerata, generally absent from other blackbrush-dominated shrublands, is common and characteristic. Other important shrubs include Condalia spathulata, Krameria ramosissima, Guajacum angustifolium, and Karwinskia humboldtiana. Ten or more species of small cacti are often present; Agave parryi ssp. parryi (= Agave scabra) and Agave lophantha are present at some sites. Citharexylum brachyanthum, Jatropha dioica, and Castela erecta ssp. texana are also sometimes present. Accession Code: VB.CC.27358.ACACIARIGIDULAL 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: Acacia rigidula - Leucophyllum frutescens - Acacia berlandieri Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]	Names: Translated: Chaparro-Prieto - Cenizo - Guapilla Shrubland UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690065 NatureServe Explorer Scientific: Acacia rigidula - Leucophyllum frutescens - Hechtia glomerata Shrubland Code: CEGL007760 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Acacia rigidula - Leucophyllum frutescens - Hechtia glomerata Shrubland