Name:
Celtis laevigata - Ulmus crassifolia - (Fraxinus berlandieriana) / Rivina humilis - Chromolaena odorata Riparian Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community occurs along the Rio Grande throughout the floodplain and delta region in southern Texas and adjacent Mexico. The canopy is dominated and characterized by <i>Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Ulmus crassifolia</i>, and <i>Fraxinus berlandieriana</i>. Other canopy species include <i>Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Leucaena pulverulenta, Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa</i>, and <i>Taxodium mucronatum</i>. The subcanopy is often open to sparse, including <i>Diospyros texana, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Xylosma flexuosa</i>, and <i>Acacia greggii var. wrightii</i>. Lianas are <i>Serjania brachycarpa, Cocculus diversifolius, Clematis drummondii, Urvillea ulmacea</i>, and <i>Cardiospermum halicacabum</i>. The shrub layer is typically open and may include <i>Heimia salicifolia</i>. Epiphytes are typically abundant, including <i>Tillandsia usneoides, Tillandsia recurvata</i>, and (rarely) <i>Tillandsia baileyi</i>. Characteristic herbs and low shrubs are <i>Rivina humilis, Chromolaena odorata, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, Malpighia glabra, Petiveria alliacea, Celosia nitida, Plumbago scandens, Achyranthes aspera, Solanum triquetrum</i>, and <i>Salvia coccinea</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35940-{A1461A48-2214-42A1-8E98-0FB13AD35D95}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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