Name:
Prosopis glandulosa - Celtis ehrenbergiana / Trichloris pluriflora Tamaulipan Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This heterogeneous vegetation assemblage of the Tamaulipan biotic region of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico combines upland drought-tolerant thornscrub with related grassland and savanna vegetation types. The thornscrub vegetation is characterized by small-leaved, thorny, woody species that range in height from 1-6 m, including <i>Celtis ehrenbergiana, Leucophyllum frutescens</i>, and <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i>, along with <i>Acacia berlandieri, Acacia greggii var. wrightii, Acacia rigidula, Castela erecta, Citharexylum berlandieri, Condalia hookeri, Cordia boissieri, Diospyros texana, Ehretia anacua, Eysenhardtia texana, Guaiacum angustifolium, Havardia pallens, Karwinskia humboldtiana, Leucophyllum frutescens, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Yucca treculeana, Zanthoxylum fagara</i>, and <i>Ziziphus obtusifolia</i>. Grasses are present among the shrubs, characterized by <i>Bothriochloa barbinodis</i> and <i>Trichloris pluriflora</i>, with other herbaceous species including <i>Bouteloua</i> spp., <i>Bouteloua dactyloides, Trichloris crinita, Heteropogon contortus, Hilaria belangeri, Pappophorum bicolor, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Setaria</i> spp. These same species constitute the components of the related grassland vegetation types of this region. This vegetation has been highly impacted by clearing and overgrazing. Few high-quality examples remain.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40517-{4BCEF770-135D-4D5D-BD97-E09471C31A07}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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