Name:
Prosopis glandulosa - Celtis ehrenbergiana - Leucophyllum frutescens Thornscrub Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
As circumscribed, this is a large and heterogeneous group of upland drought-tolerant thornscrub vegetation occurring in the Tamaulipan region of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. The shrub canopy varies from open to impenetrable thickets. Thornscrub vegetation is characterized by small-leaved, thorny, woody species that range in height from 1-6 m, including <i>Prosopis glandulosa, Ehretia anacua, Zanthoxylum fagara, Diospyros texana, Acacia rigidula, Acacia berlandieri, Leucophyllum frutescens, Castela erecta, Citharexylum berlandieri, Guaiacum angustifolium, Condalia hookeri, Ziziphus obtusifolia, Celtis ehrenbergiana, Eysenhardtia texana, Karwinskia humboldtiana, Cordia boissieri</i>, and <i>Yucca treculeana</i>. Herbaceous cover varies depending on density of woody cover, soil development and moisture. It is characterized by <i>Trichloris pluriflora</i> and <i>Bothriochloa barbinodis</i>. Other herbaceous species include <i>Bouteloua</i> spp., <i>Setaria</i> spp., <i>Pappophorum bicolor, Bouteloua dactyloides, Hilaria belangeri, Trichloris crinita</i>, and <i>Heteropogon contortus</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39779-{65CF3926-C516-46D6-A961-1DC92E23A440}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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