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Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Celtis pallida / Opuntia spp. - Xylothamia palmeri Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Celtis pallida / Opuntia spp. - Xylothamia palmeri Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community typically occurs on heavy clay soils over the Pleistocene Beaumont Formation, on inland sites near the coast of southern Texas. <i>Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa</i> 3-6 m in height provide 50-75% cover, sometimes mixed with <i>Celtis pallida</i> and relatively few other tall woody species; <i>Acacia farnesiana (= Acacia smallii)</i> is present in lower areas. <i>Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri, Opuntia leptocaulis</i>, and <i>Xylothamia palmeri (= Ericameria austrotexana)</i> are typically common in the shrub layer, along with <i>Ziziphus obtusifolia var. obtusifolia, Lantana urticoides (= Lantana horrida), Prosopis reptans</i>, and other unpalatable species; shrub density is often highest under taller mesquite. Ground layer vegetation varies considerably with season and livestock stocking; important species include <i>Nassella leucotricha (= Stipa leucotricha), Buchloe dactyloides, Bothriochloa longipaniculata, Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper), Panicum hallii, Tridens texanus, Aristida</i> spp., <i>Setaria</i> spp., <i>Malvastrum</i> spp., <i>Ratibida columnifera (= Ratibida columnaris), Ambrosia psilostachya, Abutilon</i> spp., and <i>Allowissadula lozanii</i>. <i>Dichanthium annulatum</i> is a common non-native invader. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35592.CEGL007787
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Honey Mesquite - Spiny Hackberry / Prickly-pear species - Texas Desert Goldenrod Woodland
  Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Celtis pallida / Opuntia spp. - Xylothamia palmeri Woodland
  Code: CEGL007787