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CEGL004600 Pinus cembroides - Quercus gravesii - Juniperus flaccida / Salvia regla - Piptochaetium fimbriatum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mexican Pinyon - Chisos Red Oak - Drooping Juniper / Mountain Sage - Pinyon Speargrass Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Stands of this association occur on canyon slopes at high elevations (above 1525 m [5000 feet]) in the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas and possibly adjacent Mexico. Characteristic canopy dominants include the evergreen Pinus cembroides and Juniperus flaccida with the deciduous Quercus gravesii. Other evergreen Pinus spp. (Pinus arizonica), evergreen Juniperus spp. (Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus coahuilensis), deciduous Quercus spp. (Quercus graciliformis), as well as evergreen Quercus spp. (Quercus grisea, Quercus tardifolia) may be present. Characteristic herbs include Salvia regla and Piptochaetium fimbriatum.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristically, these forests are dominated by a mixture of evergreen Pinus spp. (Pinus cembroides, Pinus arizonica), evergreen Juniperus spp. (Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus flaccida, Juniperus coahuilensis (= Juniperus erythrocarpa var. coahuilensis)), evergreen Quercus spp. (Quercus grisea, Quercus tardifolia), and deciduous Quercus spp. (Quercus gravesii, Quercus graciliformis). Characteristic herbs include Salvia regla and Piptochaetium fimbriatum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on canyon slopes at high elevations (above 1525 m [5000 feet]) in the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas and possibly adjacent Mexico. They grade into coniferous forests at higher elevations and, at lower elevations, into oak - juniper woodlands.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas, possibly extending into the adjacent Mexican state of Coahuila (?).
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXCOA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684173
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Nd Madrean-Balconian Forest & Woodland Division | D060 | 1.B.1.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Nd.1 Alligator Juniper - Mexican Pinyon - Arizona White Oak Madrean Lowland Evergreen Woodland Macrogroup | M010 | 1.B.1.Nd.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Nd.1.c Mexican Pinyon - Border Pinyon - Redberry Juniper Woodland Group | G200 | 1.B.1.Nd.1.c |
| Alliance | A3131 Mexican Pinyon - Border Pinyon - Two-needle Pinyon / Shrub Understory Woodland Alliance | A3131 | 1.B.1.Nd.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004600 Mexican Pinyon - Chisos Red Oak - Drooping Juniper / Mountain Sage - Pinyon Speargrass Forest | CEGL004600 | 1.B.1.Nd.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Pinyon Pine-Oak Series (Diamond 1993)
- 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.