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CEGL001089 Cercocarpus montanus / Muhlenbergia pauciflora Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany / New Mexico Muhly Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on limestone in the Guadalupe Mountains of Texas and New Mexico. Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus is dominant. Other shrubs include Quercus turbinella, Quercus grisea (shrub form), Dasylirion leiophyllum, and Ceanothus greggii. Muhlenbergia pauciflora, Muhlenbergia montana, and Muhlenbergia emersleyi can be abundant. This community is probably actually mixed evergreen - cold-deciduous.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs on limestone in the Guadalupe Mountains of Texas and New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Ng Western North American Interior Chaparral Division | D061 | 2.B.2.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Ng.2 Sonoran Scrub Oak - Pointleaf Manzanita - Desert Ceanothus Warm Interior Chaparral Macrogroup | M091 | 2.B.2.Ng.2 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Ng.2.b Sonoran Scrub Oak - Desert Ceanothus - Mexican Manzanita Chaparral Group | G281 | 2.B.2.Ng.2.b |
| Alliance | A3791 Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany Madrean Montane Chaparral Alliance | A3791 | 2.B.2.Ng.2.b |
| Association | CEGL001089 Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany / New Mexico Muhly Shrubland | CEGL001089 | 2.B.2.Ng.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Cercocarpus montanus / Muhlenbergia pauciflora PA (Muldavin and Mehlhop 1992)
= Cercocarpus montanus / Muhlenbergia pauciflora PA (Muldavin et al. 1994a)
? Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus / Muhlenbergia pauciflora Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 2003a)
= Mountain Mahogany/New Mexico Muhly PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Cercocarpus montanus/Muhlenbergia pauciflora: CERMON/MUHPAU)]
= Cercocarpus montanus / Muhlenbergia pauciflora PA (Muldavin et al. 1994a)
? Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus / Muhlenbergia pauciflora Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 2003a)
= Mountain Mahogany/New Mexico Muhly PA (Muldavin et al. 2000b) [(Cercocarpus montanus/Muhlenbergia pauciflora: CERMON/MUHPAU)]
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