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CEGL004584 Juniperus coahuilensis / Bouteloua curtipendula - Bouteloua gracilis Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Redberry Juniper / Sideoats Grama - Blue Grama Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This juniper woodland occurs in the Davis Mountains of western Texas. The open to sparse canopy consists of Juniperus coahuilensis, with very few Quercus grisea and Quercus emoryi. Shrubs are very widely scattered, and include Mimosa dysocarpa and Rhus trilobata. The herb stratum is dense and diverse, and is dominated by Bouteloua curtipendula and Bouteloua gracilis, but also includes Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua eriopoda, Muhlenbergia setifolia, Muhlenbergia emersleyi, Schizachyrium cirratum, Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Lycurus sp., Bothriochloa barbinodis, Eragrostis intermedia, and Liatris punctata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Davis Mountains State Park, Jeff Davis County, Texas. This type needs to be compared to blue grama grasslands.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open to sparse canopy consists of Juniperus coahuilensis (= Juniperus erythrocarpa), with very few Quercus grisea and Quercus emoryi. Shrubs are very widely scattered, and include Mimosa dysocarpa and Rhus trilobata. The herb stratum is dense and diverse, and is dominated by Bouteloua curtipendula and Bouteloua gracilis, but also includes Bouteloua chondrosioides, Bouteloua eriopoda, Muhlenbergia setifolia, Muhlenbergia emersleyi, Schizachyrium cirratum, Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium (= Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. neomexicanum), Lycurus sp., Bothriochloa barbinodis (= var. barbinodis), Eragrostis intermedia, and Liatris punctata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This juniper woodland occurs in the Davis Mountains of western Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687078
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.b Redberry Juniper - Alligator Juniper - One-seed Juniper Open Woodland Group | G487 | 1.B.1.Nd.1.b |
| Alliance | A3134 Redberry Juniper - Alligator Juniper - One-seed Juniper / Grass Understory Open Woodland Alliance | A3134 | 1.B.1.Nd.1.b |
| Association | CEGL004584 Redberry Juniper / Sideoats Grama - Blue Grama Woodland | CEGL004584 | 1.B.1.Nd.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.