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CEGL004548 Acer grandidentatum - Quercus gravesii Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bigtooth Maple - Chisos Red Oak Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in canyons of the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas. It is codominated by Acer grandidentatum and Quercus gravesii. Other species sometimes present include the deciduous Ostrya chisosensis, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Quercus graciliformis, and the evergreen Arbutus xalapensis, Hesperocyparis arizonica, Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus flaccida, Pinus cembroides, Quercus grisea, Quercus emoryi, and Quercus rugosa.
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: This forest is codominated by Acer grandidentatum and Quercus gravesii. Other species sometimes present include the deciduous Ostrya chisosensis (= Ostrya virginiana var. chisosensis), Quercus muehlenbergii, and Quercus graciliformis, and the evergreen Arbutus xalapensis, Hesperocyparis arizonica (= Cupressus arizonica), Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus flaccida, Pinus cembroides, Quercus grisea, Quercus emoryi, and Quercus rugosa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs in canyons of the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684482
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.2 Chihuahuan Pine - Douglas-fir / Silverleaf Oak Madrean Montane Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M011 | 1.B.1.Nd.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Nd.2.b Douglas-fir - Southwestern White Pine / Silverleaf Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G202 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.b |
| Alliance | A3109 Bigtooth Maple - Chisos Red Oak - Chinquapin Oak Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3109 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL004548 Bigtooth Maple - Chisos Red Oak Forest | CEGL004548 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IA3a. Bigtooth Maple - Oak Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- 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.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.