Name:
Muhlenbergia reverchonii - Bouteloua hirsuta var. pectinata - Carex microdonta Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community occurs on vernally moist (seasonally saturated), open, rocky slopes on Glen Rose Limestone, on the Edwards Plateau of central Texas. Common and characteristic species include <i>Muhlenbergia reverchonii, Bouteloua hirsuta var. pectinata (= Bouteloua pectinata)</i>, and <i>Carex microdonta</i>. The abundance of <i>Muhlenbergia reverchonii</i> may reflect an augmentation resulting from past grazing. Other characteristic species <i>Agalinis edwardsiana, Amsonia ciliata, Castilleja purpurea var. lindheimeri, Dodecatheon meadia, Dysodiopsis tagetoides, Eleocharis acutisquamata, Galphimia angustifolia, Marshallia caespitosa, Oenothera macrocarpa (= Oenothera missouriensis), Paronychia virginica, Polygala alba, Pediomelum cyphocalyx, Pediomelum latestipulatum var. appressum, Spiranthes</i> spp., <i>Thamnosma texana, Thelesperma simplicifolium</i>, and <i>Vernonia lindheimeri</i>. Other species present include <i>Aristida purpurea, Asclepias viridiflora, Calylophus berlandieri, Carex planostachys, Centaurium beyrichii, Chamaesyce angusta, Chamaesyce fendleri, Desmanthus velutinus, Hedeoma drummondii, Hedyotis nigricans var. nigricans, Heliotropium tenellum, Hymenopappus tenuifolius, Tetraneuris scaposa (= Hymenoxys scaposa), Iva angustifolia, Liatris mucronata, Melampodium leucanthum, Polygala lindheimeri, Pediomelum linearifolium, Salvia texana, Scutellaria wrightii, Sisyrinchium chilense (= Sisyrinchium scabrum), Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper), Stillingia texana</i>, and <i>Wedelia texana (= Wedelia hispida)</i>. This community occurs in a matrix of <i>Juniperus ashei</i> woodlands.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35895.CEGL004520
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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