Name:
Muhlenbergia reverchonii - Bouteloua hirsuta var. pectinata - Carex microdonta Grassland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community occurs on vernally moist (seasonally saturated), open, rocky slopes on Glen Rose Limestone, on the Edwards Plateau of central Texas. Common and characteristic species include <i>Muhlenbergia reverchonii, Bouteloua hirsuta var. pectinata</i>, and <i>Carex microdonta</i>. The abundance of <i>Muhlenbergia reverchonii</i> may reflect an augmentation resulting from past grazing. Other characteristic species <i>Agalinis edwardsiana, Amsonia ciliata, Castilleja purpurea var. lindheimeri, Dodecatheon meadia, Dysodiopsis tagetoides, Eleocharis compressa var. acutisquamata, Galphimia angustifolia, Marshallia caespitosa, Oenothera macrocarpa, Paronychia virginica, Polygala alba, Pediomelum cyphocalyx, Pediomelum latestipulatum var. appressum, Spiranthes</i> spp., <i>Thamnosma texana, Thelesperma simplicifolium</i>, and <i>Vernonia lindheimeri</i>. Other species present include <i>Aristida purpurea, Asclepias viridiflora, Calylophus berlandieri, Carex planostachys, Centaurium beyrichii, Chamaesyce angusta, Chamaesyce fendleri, Desmanthus velutinus, Hedeoma drummondii, Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans, Heliotropium tenellum, Hymenopappus tenuifolius, Tetraneuris scaposa, Iva angustifolia, Liatris punctata var. mucronata, Melampodium leucanthum, Polygala lindheimeri, Pediomelum linearifolium, Salvia texana, Scutellaria wrightii, Sisyrinchium chilense, Sporobolus compositus, Stillingia texana</i>, and <i>Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida</i>. This community occurs in a matrix of <i>Juniperus ashei</i> woodlands.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33306-{7AE20353-932B-46B9-BCBD-B1E29F8594B8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
2
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