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CEGL004530 Quercus intricata - Dasylirion leiophyllum Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Dwarf Oak - Green Sotol Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on limestone at upper elevations of the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas. The shrub layer (0.5-2 m tall) is dominated by Quercus intricata. Other common shrubs include Dasylirion leiophyllum, Viguiera stenoloba, Nolina erumpens, Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber, Salvia regla, Rhus trilobata, Rhus virens var. virens, Ptelea trifoliata var. confinis, Gymnosperma glutinosum, and Garrya ovata. Herbs include Muhlenbergia emersleyi, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, and Muhlenbergia rigida. This community is restricted to limestone; at contacts with igneous rock, it sharply borders pinyon - oak - juniper woodland.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Note U.S. national rank of "N1".
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs on limestone at upper elevations of the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXCOA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683708
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Ng Western North American Interior Chaparral Division | D061 | 2.B.2.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Ng.2 Sonoran Scrub Oak - Pointleaf Manzanita - Desert Ceanothus Warm Interior Chaparral Macrogroup | M091 | 2.B.2.Ng.2 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Ng.2.a Dwarf Oak - Lacey Oak - Pungent Oak Chaparral Group | G280 | 2.B.2.Ng.2.a |
| Alliance | A3971 Pungent Oak - Dwarf Oak - Sandpaper Oak Chaparral Alliance | A3971 | 2.B.2.Ng.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004530 Dwarf Oak - Green Sotol Shrubland | CEGL004530 | 2.B.2.Ng.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Coahuilean Chaparral (Brown 1982a)
- Brown, D. E., editor. 1982a. Biotic communities of the American Southwest-United States and Mexico. Desert Plants Special Issue 4(1-4):1-342.
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.