Login | Datasets | Logout
 

View Community Concepts - Detail

Leucophyllum frutescens - Salvia ballotiflora - Lippia graveolens Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
  click to update datacart
Name: Leucophyllum frutescens - Salvia ballotiflora - Lippia graveolens Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This shrubland occurs on shallow, droughty, fine sandy loam soils over caliche in southern Texas (primarily Hidalgo and Starr counties). Coverage of shrubs varies with land-use history. Typical sites have 50-75% cover of shrubs 1-2 m tall; larger shrubs, such as <i>Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa</i> and <i>Cordia boissieri</i>, are scarce. Openings are dominated by forbs and short grasses during wet periods, with bare soil exposed during dry periods. The composition is variable but diverse, often and characteristically including a large number of thornless species. Common shrubs include <i>Colubrina texensis, Aloysia gratissima, Bernardia myricifolia, Sideroxylon celastrinum (= Bumelia celastrina), Croton humilis, Eysenhardtia texana, Forestiera angustifolia, Guajacum angustifolium, Jatropha dioica, Karwinskia humboldtiana, Krameria ramosissima, Lantana urticoides (= Lantana horrida), Lantana achyranthifolia (= Lantana macropoda), Macrosiphonia lanuginosa var. macrosiphon (= Macrosiphonia macrosiphon), Malpighia glabra, Melochia tomentosa, Randia rhagocarpa, Viguiera stenoloba, Waltheria indica</i>, and <i>Yucca treculeana</i>. Rare species found in this community include <i>Manihot walkerae</i> and <i>Cardiospermum dissectum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35714.CEGL007789
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Cenizo - Mejorana - Orégano Shrubland
  Translated: Texas Barometerbush - Shrubby Blue Sage - Mexican Oregano Shrubland
  Scientific: Leucophyllum frutescens - Salvia ballotiflora - Lippia graveolens Shrubland
  Code: CEGL007789
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687595 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo