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Albany Subtropical Thicket Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Albany Subtropical Thicket Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This macrogroup belongs to the dry tropical forest and woodland formation because it is found in semi-arid areas of South Africa (200-950 mm mean annual aseasonal rainfall), with plant communities of a transitional biogeographic origin between the Nama Karoo and the subtropical regions of the eastern coast. It is distributed in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces and comprises a wide range of physiognomies, from tall, dense thickets formed by trees and shrubs, with many succulent and thorny species, and even lianas in the understory, to low thickets dominated by succulents. The height, density of woody and succulent species, as well as the phenology and type of leaves are very variable across the communities belonging to this macrogroup. Characteristic genera are <i>Euclea, Rhus, Portulacaria, Euphorbia, Grewia, Gymnosporia, Sideroxylon, Athanasia, Aloe, Cussonia, Maytenus, Pappea, Schotia, Olea, Crassula</i>, and <i>Pelargonium</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40745-{5E376F4C-D541-4933-BE65-0EB5E3DF76D0} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Albany Subtropical Thicket Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861711 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M441   Scientific: Albany Subtropical Thicket Macrogroup