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Varilla texana - Castela erecta ssp. texana - Isocoma coronopifolia / Hilaria belangeri Shrubland | USFWS [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se...
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Name: Varilla texana - Castela erecta ssp. texana - Isocoma coronopifolia / Hilaria belangeri Shrubland
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Description: This community occurs on nearly level to undulating terraces between gravelly, fossiliferous slopes. The community has a relatively open stratum of medium to short shrubs, characterized by <i>Varilla texana, Castela erecta ssp. texana, Isocoma coronopifolia, Condalia spathulata, Frankenia johnstonii, Hechtia glomerata, Jatropha dioica, Tiquilia canescens</i>, and a diversity of small cactus species, including <i>Escobaria emskoetteriana (= Coryphantha robertii), Echinocereus reichenbachii var. fitchii</i>, and others. Typical herbaceous species include <i>Hilaria belangeri, Buchloe dactyloides, Bouteloua trifida, Sporobolus coromandelianus (= Sporobolus pyramidatus), Polygala glandulosa, Chamaesyce albomarginata</i>, and <i>Billieturnera helleri</i>. <i>Clappia suaedifolia</i> is found in some occurrences. This community occurs on saline clays, such as the Maverick series, and probably also the Montell series. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37538.CEGL007763
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: Saladillo - Texan Goatbush - Common Goldenbush / Curly-mesquite Shrubland
  Scientific: Varilla texana - Castela erecta ssp. texana - Isocoma coronopifolia / Hilaria belangeri Shrubland
  Code: CEGL007763
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687706 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo