Name:
Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Colubrina texensis - Monarda fruticulosa - Waltheria indica Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This deciduous woodland (savanna) occurs on deep loamy fine sands of the South Texas Plains (primarily Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, and Starr counties). <i>Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa</i> covers roughly 25% of a typical site; few other tree species are present. Shrubs cluster under <i>Prosopis</i> but may also cover an additional 25%; <i>Colubrina texensis</i> is generally the most common species, along with <i>Monarda fruticulosa (= Monarda punctata var. fruticulosa), Lantana urticoides (= Lantana horrida), Ziziphus obtusifolia var. obtusifolia, Cordia boissieri, Diospyros texana</i>, and other species. <i>Waltheria indica</i>, while never abundant, is a characteristic component of these sandy sites. Half or more of a typical site is covered by grasses and forbs; characteristic species include <i>Cenchrus spinifex (= Cenchrus incertus), Chloris cucullata, Eragrostis secundiflora, Eragrostis sessilispica, Paspalum setaceum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Acalypha radians, Caesalpinia austrotexana, Cnidoscolus texanus, Cryptantha texana, Evolvulus alsinoides var. angustifolius, Matelea parviflora, Nama hispidum, Palafoxia texana, Pediomelum rhombifolium, Phyllanthus abnormis, Rhynchosia americana, Mimosa latidens (= Schrankia latidens), Tephrosia lindheimeri</i>, and <i>Zornia bracteata</i>. <i>Pennisetum ciliare var. ciliare (= Cenchrus ciliaris)</i> may invade.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35558.CEGL007788
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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