Ecosystems of Uvalde County

Ecosystems of Uvalde County, Texas

Compiled by Karl R. Studenroth Jr.

17 November, 2013

Source: Texas Vegetation Classification Project: Interpretive Booklet for Phase 4. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Texas Natural Resources Information System. Kim Ludeke, Duane German and Jim Scott. Unknown Publication date. Website: http://morap.missouri.edu/Projects.aspx?ProjectId=57

Ecosystems:

Note: Human altered or ruderal ecosystems listed in boldface (six types).

#) Type Pg.#

1) Barren 12

2) Ashe Juniper/Live Oak Shrubland 29

3) Ashe Juniper/Live Oak Slope Shrubland 30

4) Ashe Juniper Motte & Woodland 31

5) Ashe Juniper Slope Forest 32

6) Deciduous Oak/Evergreen Motte & Woodland 34

7) Floodplain Ashe Juniper Shrubland 38

8) Floodplain Barrens 39

9) Floodplain Deciduous Shrubland 40

10) Floodplain Hardwood/Ashe Juniper Forest 41

11) Floodplain Hardwood Forest 42

12) Floodplain Herbaceous Vegetation 43

13) Floodplain Live Oak Forest 45

14) Live Oak Motte & Woodland 48

15) Live Oak Slope Forest 49

16) Oak/Ashe Juniper Slope Forest 50

17) Oak/Hardwood Motte & Woodland 51

18) Oak/Hardwood Slope Forest 52

19) Post Oak Motte & Woodland 54

20) Riparian Ashe Juniper Forest 55

21) Riparian Ashe Juniper Shrubland 56

22) Riparian Barrens 57

23) Riparian Deciduous Shrubland 58

24) Riparian Hardwood/Ashe Juniper Forest 59

25) Riparian Hardwood Forest 60

26) Riparian Herbaceous Vegetation 61

27) Riparian Live Oak Forest 62

28) Savanna Grassland 63

29) Shin Oak Shrubland 65

30) Shin Oak Slope Shrubland 66

31) Wooded Cliff/Bluff 67

32) Marsh 76

33) Huisache Woodland or Shrubland 78

34) Juniper Shrubland 79

35) Juniper Woodland 80

36) Mesquite Shrubland 81

37) Open Water 84

(Some open water areas are natural)

38) Row Crops 92

39) Clayey Blackbrush Mixed Shrubland 94

40) Clayey Mesquite Mixed Shrubland 96

41) Disturbance Grassland 97

42) Floodplain Deciduous Shrubland 98

43) Floodplain Evergreen Forest & Woodland 99

44) Floodplain Evergreen Shrubland 100

45) Floodplain Live Oak Forest & Woodland 103

46) Ramadero Dense Shrubland 108

47) Ramadero Evergreen Woodland 109

48) Ramadero Shrubland 111

49) Ramadero Woodland 112

50) Sandy Mesquite Dense Shrubland 116

51) Sandy Mesquite Woodland & Shrubland 118

52) Shallow Dense Shrubland 119

53) Shallow Shrubland 120

54) Shallow Sparse Shrubland 121

55) Urban High Intensity 129

56) Urban Low Intensity 130

Nearby Ecosystems:

(Ecosystems that border or may occur in Uvalde County)

57) Sandyland Grassland 86

58) Sandyland Woodland & Shrubland 87

59) Pond & Laguna Shrubland 105

60) Pond & Laguna Woodland 106

61) Sandy Live Oak Motte & Woodland 114

62) Sandy Mesquite Savanna Grassland 117
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Rare Ecosystems of Uvalde County & South-central Texas

Counties: Uvalde, Medina, Frio, Zavala, Maverick, Kinney, Edwards, Real & Bandera

Compiled by Karl R. Studenroth Jr.

30 October, 2013

Source: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Nongame & Rare Species Program: Rare Plant Communities.

Website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_rare_species/communities/

Explanations of Global & State Rankings listed below table.

Ecosystem	Global Rank	State Rank	Known Counties	Endemic (Y or N)	Known protected areas	Terrestrial	Wetland	Aquatic
1) American Sycamore - (Black Willow)/Little Walnut - Mule's-fat Woodland	G2G3	S2S3	Edwards, Sutton, Uvalde and Val Verde	Y	Devils River SNA (TPWD)		X
2) American Sycamore - Arizona Walnut Woodland	G2G3	S2S3	Bandera, Bell, Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kinney, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Real, Travis and Williamson	Y	Bull Creek and Barton Creek Parks (City of Austin), Hill Country SNA (Bandera), Kerr WMA (TPWD), Lost Maples SNA (TPWD), Love Creek Preserve (TNC) and South Llano River State Park (TPWD)		X
3) American Water-willow - Manyflower Marsh-pennywort - Rio Grande Bugheal - Gulf Coast Spikerush Herbaceous Vegetation	G2G1	S1	Kimble, Uvalde, Val Verde and Zavala	N	South Llano River SP (TPWD)		X
4) Edwards Plateau Bald-cypress - Sycamore Gallery Forest	G4	S4	Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real, Travis and Uvalde	Y	Garner SP (TPWD), Guadalupe River SP and Honey Creek SNA (TPWD), Hamilton Pool (Travis County), Pedernales Falls SP (TPWD)		X
5) Edwards Plateau Grotto	G2G3	S2S3	Bandera, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Hays, Comal, Edwards, Kendall, Medina, Kerr, Real, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde and Williamson	Y	Balcones Canyonland Preserve (USFWS), Hamilton Pool (Travis) County Parks), Lost Maples SNA (TPWD) and Love Creek Preserve (TNC)		X
6) Edwards Plateau Moist Limestone Slope Forest	G2G3	S2S3	Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Kerr, Kendall, Kimble, Real, Travis and Uvalde	Y	Kerr WMA (TPWD), Westcave Preserve (LCRA), Kronkosky Ranch (TPWD)	X
7) Edwards Plateau Water-willow Rocky Shore	G3	S3	Bandera, Edwards, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real and Uvalde	Y?	Lost Maples SNA (TPWD) and Love Creek Preserve (TNC), Guadalupe River SP and Honey Creek SNA (TPWD), Devils River SNA (TPWD) and Dolan Falls Preserve (TPWD), others		X
8) Lacey Oak - Ashe's Juniper Woodland	G3G4	S3S4	Bandera, Comal, Edwards, Gillespie, Hays, Kerr, Kendall, Kimble, Medina, Menard, Real, Terrell and Uvalde	Y	Garner SP (TPWD), Lost Maples SNA (TPWD), Love Creek Preserve (TNC), South Llano River SP (TPWD) and Walter Buck WMA (TPWD)	X
9) Little Bluestem - Narrowleaf Pinweed - Round Copperleaf Herbaceous Vegetation	G2G3	S2S3	Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Lee, Medina and Wilson	Y	Bastrop and Buescher State Park (TPWD)	X
10) Papershell Pinyon - Ashe Juniper Woodland	G2G3	S2S3	Edwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde and Val Verde	Y	Devils River SNA (TPWD), Devil's Sinkhole SNA (TPWD) and Kickapoo Cavern SP (TPWD)	X
11) Southern Edwards Plateau Bigtooth Maple Canyon Forest	G2	S2	Bandera, Bell, Kendall, Kerr, Real and Uvalde	Y	Lost Maples SNA (TPWD) and Love Creek Preserve (TNC), Kronkosky Ranch (TPWD), Fort Hood (DoD), Bandera Conservation Bank	X
12) Switchgrass - Bushy Bluestem - Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass Herbaceous Vegetation	G2G3	S2S3	Edwards, Kimble, Kinney, Real, Uvalde and Val Verde	N	Devils River SNA (TPWD), Dolan Falls Preserve (TNC)		X
13) Texas Southern Post Oak Sandhills	G1G2	S1S2	Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Medina, and Wilson	Y	Neasloney WMA (TPWD)	X
14) Wand Butterfly-bush - Mexican-buckeye / Red Columbine - Turpentine-root Shrubland	G2	S2	Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Travis and Williamson	Y	Balcones Canyonland Preserve (USFWS), Bull Creek Park (City of Austin) Hamilton Pool (Travis) County Parks), Pedernales Falls SP (TPWD)	X

Explanations of Global & State Rankings:

G1	Critically Imperiled — At very high risk of extinction due to extreme rarity (often 5 or fewer populations), very steep declines, or other factors.
G2	Imperiled — At high risk of extinction due to very restricted range, very few populations (often 20 or fewer), steep declines, or other factors.
G3	Vulnerable — At moderate risk of extinction due to a restricted range, relatively few populations (often 80 or fewer), recent and widespread declines, or other factors.
G4	Apparently Secure — Uncommon but not rare; some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors.
G5	Secure — Common; widespread and abundant.
S1	Critically Imperiled — Critically imperiled in the nation or state/province because of extreme rarity (often 5 or fewer occurrences) or because of some factor(s) such as very steep declines making it especially vulnerable to extirpation from the state/province.
S2	Imperiled — Imperiled in the nation or state/province because of rarity due to very restricted range, very few populations (often 20 or fewer), steep declines, or other factors making it very vulnerable to extirpation from the nation or state/province.
S3	Vulnerable — Vulnerable in the nation or state/province due to a restricted range, relatively few populations (often 80 or fewer), recent and widespread declines, or other factors making it vulnerable to extirpation.
S4	Apparently Secure — Uncommon but not rare; some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors.
S5	Secure — Common, widespread, and abundant in the nation or state/province.