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Celtis laevigata - Ulmus crassifolia - (Fraxinus berlandieriana) / Rivina humilis - Chromolaena odorata Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Celtis laevigata - Ulmus crassifolia - (Fraxinus berlandieriana) / Rivina humilis - Chromolaena odorata Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs along the Rio Grande throughout the floodplain and delta region in southern Texas and adjacent Mexico. The canopy is dominated and characterized by <i>Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Ulmus crassifolia</i>, and <i>Fraxinus berlandieriana</i>. Other canopy species include <i>Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Leucaena pulverulenta, Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa</i>, and <i>Taxodium mucronatum</i>. The subcanopy is often open to sparse, including <i>Diospyros texana, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Xylosma flexuosa</i>, and <i>Acacia greggii var. wrightii (= Acacia wrightii)</i>. Lianas are <i>Serjania brachycarpa, Cocculus diversifolius, Clematis drummondii, Urvillea ulmacea</i>, and <i>Cardiospermum halicacabum</i>. The shrub layer is typically open and may include <i>Heimia salicifolia</i>. Epiphytes are typically abundant, including <i>Tillandsia usneoides, Tillandsia recurvata</i>, and (rarely) <i>Tillandsia baileyi</i>. Characteristic herbs and low shrubs are <i>Rivina humilis, Chromolaena odorata (= Eupatorium odoratum), Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, Malpighia glabra, Petiveria alliacea, Celosia nitida, Plumbago scandens, Achyranthes aspera, Solanum triquetrum</i>, and <i>Salvia coccinea</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36081.CEGL007752
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:   Translated: Sugarberry - Cedar Elm - (Mexican Ash) / Rouge Plant - Crucita Forest
  Scientific: Celtis laevigata - Ulmus crassifolia - (Fraxinus berlandieriana) / Rivina humilis - Chromolaena odorata Forest
  Code: CEGL007752
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686057 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo