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Varilla texana - Castela erecta ssp. texana - Isocoma coronopifolia / Hilaria belangeri Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Varilla texana - Castela erecta ssp. texana - Isocoma coronopifolia / Hilaria belangeri Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 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, Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. fitchii</i>, and others. Typical herbaceous species include <i>Hilaria belangeri, Bouteloua dactyloides, Bouteloua trifida, 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 in Texas and possibly northern Mexico.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35951-{2D5FAD82-83B6-4794-8744-EF69C8E6E2AE} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 28-Jul-1998 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Acacia rigidula - Leucophyllum frutescens - Acacia berlandieri Tamaulipan Calcareous Thornscrub Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687706 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007763   Translated: Saladillo - Texan Goatbush - Common Goldenbush / Curly-mesquite Shrubland   Scientific: Varilla texana - Castela erecta ssp. texana - Isocoma coronopifolia / Hilaria belangeri Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Varilla texana - Castela erecta ssp. texana - Isocoma coronopifolia / Hilaria belangeri Shrubland (similar) CEGL007763 (similar) Varilla texana - Castela erecta ssp. texana - Isocoma coronopifolia / Hilaria belangeri Shrubland