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Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Spartina spartinae Shrubland | Johnston, M. C. 1952. Vegetation...
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Name: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Spartina spartinae Shrubland Reference: Johnston, M. C. 1952. Vegetation... Description: This association is a deciduous shrubland occurring on heavy-textured saline soils, usually immediately inland from tidal flats, in the vicinity of Laguna Madre in southern Texas and adjacent Tamaulipas, Mexico. Coverage by woody plants, primarily <i>Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa</i>, is variable. The growth of <i>Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa</i> is sometimes stunted, possibly by high salinity levels and clayey soils. Coverage by tall, coarse, perennial bunchgrasses, particularly <i>Spartina spartinae</i> and less frequently <i>Sporobolus wrightii</i>, is usually high. Other important species include <i>Borrichia frutescens, Prosopis reptans</i>, and <i>Suaeda</i> sp. Other woody species sometimes scattered in this community include <i>Yucca treculeana, Maytenus phyllanthoides, Gymnosperma glutinosum, Karwinskia humboldtiana, Zanthoxylum fagara</i>, and <i>Schaefferia cuneifolia</i>. While <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> can tolerate low to moderate saline conditions, it is not thought to thrive in salinity levels common in <i>Spartina spartinae</i> grasslands; therefore, it is unexpected to see these two species persisting together. This vegetation may be a disturbance type resulting from heavy grazing and may also occur in areas where the groundwater salinity is increasing. It is thought to occur naturally in the ecotone between <i>Spartina spartinae</i>-dominated grasslands and <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i>-dominated woodlands and possibly in areas where saline surface soils favor <i>Spartina spartinae</i> and a lower salinity water table below the surface allows the establishment of <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.36473.CEGL007761 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: Honey Mesquite / Gulf Cordgrass Shrubland   Scientific: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa / Spartina spartinae Shrubland   Code: CEGL007761   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685834 NatureServe Explorer