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Acacia farnesiana - Opuntia stricta var. dillenii - Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum / Spartina patens Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Acacia farnesiana - Opuntia stricta var. dillenii - Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum / Spartina patens Shrubland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association occurs on coastal dunes and shell ridges along the upper Texas and western Louisiana coasts. It is a sparse to dense thicket of primarily thorny shrubs, dominated by <i>Acacia farnesiana (= Acacia minuta ssp. minuta), Opuntia stricta var. dillenii, Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis</i>, and <i>Yucca aloifolia</i>. <i>Celtis laevigata</i> is often present as a small tree. The herb layer contains various dune herbs, but is usually dominated by <i>Spartina patens</i>, with <i>Astragalus leptocarpus</i> being common. This community is commonly grazed, and the abundance of thorny and spiny species may be partly the result of grazing pressure.  Accession Code: VB.CC.36379.CEGL003932 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: Sweet Acacia - Spiny Florida Prickly-pear - Gulf Coast Wolfberry / Saltmeadow Cordgrass Shrubland   Scientific: Acacia farnesiana - Opuntia stricta var. dillenii - Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum / Spartina patens Shrubland   Code: CEGL003932   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686987 NatureServe Explorer