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Opuntia spp. - Paspalidium chapmanii Caribbean Coastal Cactus Scrub Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Opuntia spp. - Paspalidium chapmanii Caribbean Coastal Cactus Scrub Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group occurs either on sandy or rocky substrates, along the Caribbean coasts, or higher in areas of low rainfall. Few species of thorny trees and shrubs form an open canopy with a maximum height of 5 m, and the herb (mainly grasses) layer and cacti are conspicuous. Vegetation cover by annual plants varies due to large quantitative and seasonal rain fluctuations. Cacti are codominant; columnar and tree-shaped cacti are common. Microphyllous shrubs, small succulent trees, plants in rosettes (such as agaves and terrestrial bromeliads) or evergreen and semi-deciduous shrubs can also be present. In Puerto Rico, the cactus scrub is associated with limestone pavements. In the Bahamas, this type occurs on limestone pavements with sinkholes and "dogtooth" terrain above the water table. In many areas, this vegetation has an open aspect. Species vary across the Antilles, Bahamas, and the Florida Keys, but common plants include <i>Agave</i> spp., <i>Croton flavens, Dendrocereus nudiflorus, Eugenia</i> spp., <i>Leptochloa dubia, Opuntia</i> spp., <i>Paspalidium chapmanii, Pilosocereus brooksianus</i>, and <i>Stenocereus</i> spp. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40193-{3EE627AF-179B-4566-A40B-D63D6E9DD1FE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Feb-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860867 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G485
  Scientific: Opuntia spp. - Paspalidium chapmanii Caribbean Coastal Cactus Scrub Group