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CEGL003551 Pinus cembroides - Quercus grisea / Agave lechuguilla / Bouteloua curtipendula Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mexican Pinyon - Gray Oak / Lechuguilla / Sideoats Grama Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a very dry Pinus cembroides - Quercus grisea woodland, occurring on igneous rock in the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas. Cover is sparse. Other species include Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus flaccida, Fouquieria splendens, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Rhus trilobata, Opuntia spp., Heteropogon contortus, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
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: The canopy includes Pinus cembroides and Quercus grisea, but cover is sparse. Other species include Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus flaccida, Fouquieria splendens, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Rhus trilobata, Opuntia spp., Heteropogon contortus, and Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium (= Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. neomexicanum).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type occurs on igneous rock in the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXCOA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688440
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 | CEGL003551 Mexican Pinyon - Gray Oak / Lechuguilla / Sideoats Grama Woodland | CEGL003551 | 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.