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 <i>Schizachyrium littorale</i> and <i>Paspalum monostachyum</i>, common components include <i>Heteropogon contortus, Paspalum plicatulum, Trichoneura elegans, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Bothriochloa saccharoides, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Dichanthelium</i> spp., and <i>Elionurus tripsacoides</i>. Minor changes in drainage can cause differences in species composition. On the Ingleside barrier-strandplain, while <i>Paspalum monostachyum</i> may dominate slightly lower areas [see ~<i>Paspalum monostachyum - Andropogon glomeratus - Schizachyrium littorale - Iva texensis</i> Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL007222)$$], deeper swales are typically dominated by <i>Panicum virgatum</i> and <i>Spartina patens</i> and are classified as ~<i>Spartina patens - Fimbristylis (caroliniana, castanea) - (Panicum virgatum)</i> Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL007836)$$. In this area, these grasslands occur intermixed with ~<i>Quercus fusiformis - Persea borbonia</i> Forest (CEGL002117)$$. Other components on the barrier-strandplain include <i>Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea, Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum (= Dichanthelium lanuginosum), Phlox drummondii, Rhynchosia americana, Sida lindheimeri, Stemodia lanata</i>, and <i>Stylisma villosa</i>. In addition to the nominals, barrier flat communities include <i>Spartina patens, Trachypogon spicatus (= Trachypogon secundus), Muhlenbergia capillaris, Rhynchosia americana, Galactia canescens, Helianthus argophyllus</i>, and <i>Physalis walteri</i>. Here, poorly drained areas may support inclusions of <i>Spartina spartinae</i> or <i>Spartina patens</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35060.CEGL002207
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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