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Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri - Borrichia frutescens Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri - Borrichia frutescens Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This shrubland occurs on alkaline saline clay loams a few feet above the tidal flat, along the southern Gulf of Mexico of Texas and Tamaulipas. Due probably to the shallow depth to the saline water table, <i>Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa</i> is generally stunted, seldom exceeding 5 m in height, and rather scattered, seldom occupying more than 25% cover. Lower shrubs or suffrutescent perennials are more common, including <i>Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri, Borrichia frutescens, Isocoma drummondii, Maytenus phyllanthoides (= Maytenus texana)</i>, and <i>Prosopis reptans</i>; such cover is often nearly continuous. Important herb species include <i>Monanthochloe littoralis, Buchloe dactyloides, Setaria leucopila, Spartina spartinae, Billieturnera helleri</i>, and <i>Pappophorum vaginatum</i>. <i>Lenophyllum texanum</i>, a Tamaulipan Thornscrub endemic, is sometimes found in this community. This community often intermingles with grasslands dominated by <i>Spartina spartinae</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35589.CEGL007790
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Translated: Honey Mesquite - Texas Prickly-pear - Bushy Seaside-tansy Shrubland
  Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri - Borrichia frutescens Shrubland
  Code: CEGL007790
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687596 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo