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Bouteloua hirsuta - (Muhlenbergia filipes) Herbaceous Vegetation | Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller...
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Name: Bouteloua hirsuta - (Muhlenbergia filipes) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller...
Description: This is the main coastal grassland community on Cayo Costa and North Captiva islands and formerly on Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, dominated by <i>Bouteloua hirsuta</i>, which forms a dense sod excluding, for the most part, the more typical coastal grasses, such as <i>Muhlenbergia filipes, Schizachyrium</i> spp., and <i>Spartina patens</i>. This community may also have occurred on Gasparilla Island (immediately to the north of Cayo Costa) where <i>Bouteloua hirsuta</i> is now known only from an abandoned golf course. Other characteristic species include <i>Ernodea littoralis, Chiococca parvifolia (= Chiococca pinetorum), Lantana depressa var. sanibelensis, Trichostema</i> [sp. nov. ined.], <i>Opuntia stricta, Dodonaea viscosa, Cnidoscolus stimulosus</i>, and <i>Aristida patula</i>. Dispersed throughout the grassland are shrub islands of <i>Sabal palmetto</i> surrounded by tropical shrubs such as <i>Jacquinia keyensis, Myrsine floridana (= Rapanea punctata), Chiococca alba</i>, and <i>Forestiera segregata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37167.CEGL004093
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Southwest Florida Coastal Grassland (Hairy Grama Type)
  Translated: Hairy Grama - (Gulf Hairawn Muhly) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Bouteloua hirsuta - (Muhlenbergia filipes) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004093
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688862 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo