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CEGL004504 Arbutus xalapensis - Quercus grisea - Juniperus deppeana - Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Texas Madrone - Gray Oak - Alligator Juniper - Bigtooth Maple - Chinquapin Oak Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in most of the ranges of the Trans-Pecos; composition differs from range to range. Additional information is needed to separate the community associations occurring in various ranges (Davis Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains, Glass Mountains, Sierra Vieja). Typical evergreen components include Arbutus xalapensis, Quercus grisea, Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus pinchotii, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, and Pinus edulis. Typical deciduous components include Acer grandidentatum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Ostrya knowltonii, and Juglans microcarpa. Other characteristic species include Nolina texana, Dasylirion leiophyllum, and Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana.
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: Typical evergreen components include Arbutus xalapensis, Quercus grisea, Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus pinchotii, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, and Pinus edulis. Typical deciduous components include Acer grandidentatum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Ostrya knowltonii, and Juglans microcarpa. Other characteristic species include Nolina texana, Dasylirion leiophyllum, and Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana (= Agave neomexicana).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs in most of the ranges of the Trans-Pecos of Texas.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685010
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.a Apache Pine - Chihuahuan Pine - Arizona Pine Forest & Woodland Group | G203 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.a |
| Alliance | A0368 Texas Madrone - Bigtooth Maple - Oak species Forest & Woodland Alliance | A0368 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004504 Texas Madrone - Gray Oak - Alligator Juniper - Bigtooth Maple - Chinquapin Oak Forest | CEGL004504 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.a |
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.