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CEGL004597 Pinus cembroides - Quercus emoryi - Juniperus flaccida / Salvia regla / Bouteloua curtipendula Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mexican Pinyon - Emory Oak - Drooping Juniper / Mountain Sage / Sideoats Grama Woodland
Colloquial Name: Chisos Mountains Pine-Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs at higher elevations in the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas. It may also range into the mountains of northern Coahuila, Mexico. The canopy is open to fairly closed, and is dominated by Pinus cembroides, Quercus grisea, Quercus emoryi, and Juniperus flaccida. Prominent shrubs include Salvia regla and Agave havardiana. Bouteloua curtipendula is the dominant grass.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Juniperus flaccida and Salvia regla as nominal species restrict this association to the Big Bend area (at least in the United States). This is warranted by substantial floristic distinctions between the Chisos Mountains and other ranges in Trans-Pecos Texas.
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: The canopy is open to fairly closed.
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by Pinus cembroides, Quercus grisea, Quercus emoryi, and Juniperus flaccida. Prominent shrubs include Salvia regla and Agave havardiana. Bouteloua curtipendula is the dominant grass.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community type is documented from the Chisos Mountains, Brewster County, Texas. All known examples are protected within Big Bend National Park. It may also occur in the mountains of northern Coahuila, Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXCOA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684459
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 | CEGL004597 Mexican Pinyon - Emory Oak - Drooping Juniper / Mountain Sage / Sideoats Grama Woodland | CEGL004597 | 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.