Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Gambel Oak / Sun Sedge Shrubland

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs above 2235 m (7330 feet) in elevation on volcanic lava-tube pressure ridges and up the northerly slopes of the cinder cone. Slopes range from 45 to 55%. Geologic substrates include volcanic scoria of the cone and/or basalt boulders of the lava-tube pressure ridges. About 25% of the ground surface is exposed rock, gravel, or soil with the remainder litter and grass canopy. This mesic, short-statured Southern Rocky Mountain mixed shrubland is dominated by Quercus gambelii with Cercocarpus montanus as a codominant. Other common to well-represented mesic shrubs include Rhus trilobata, Prunus virginiana, Physocarpus monogynus, Ribes leptanthum, Ribes cereum, and Rubus neomexicanus. The herbaceous layer is characterized by scattered graminoids with Piptatheropsis micrantha and Carex inops ssp. heliophila the most prevalent. Forbs are also few and scattered and include Solidago mollis and Eriogonum jamesii var. jamesii. Trees such as Juniperus scopulorum or Pinus edulis may be scattered or accidental.

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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