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CEGL004589 Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus / Petrophytum caespitosum Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Hairy Mountain-mahogany / Tufted Rockmat Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on rocky cliffs and very steep slopes over limestone in northwestern Texas. Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus is dominant. Ceanothus greggii is often common. The dwarf-shrub Petrophytum caespitosum is nominal as an indicator of exposed bedrock, and varies from scattered to very abundant. Other rock outcrop herbs and shrubs occur.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
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 in northwestern Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684170
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.Nf Western North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D022 | 2.B.2.Nf |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nf.1 Gambel Oak - Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany - Bitterbrush species Southern Rocky Mountain Montane Shrubland Macrogroup | M049 | 2.B.2.Nf.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.1.b Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany - Wavyleaf Oak - Skunkbush Sumac Foothill Shrubland Group | G276 | 2.B.2.Nf.1.b |
| Alliance | A3733 Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany - Wavyleaf Oak Shrubland Alliance | A3733 | 2.B.2.Nf.1.b |
| Association | CEGL004589 Hairy Mountain-mahogany / Tufted Rockmat Shrubland | CEGL004589 | 2.B.2.Nf.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.