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CEGL002124 Pinus remota - Juniperus ashei - Quercus spp. Woodland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available


Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Papershell Pinyon - Ashe''s Juniper - Oak species Woodland

Colloquial Name: Papershell Pinyon - Ashe''s Juniper Woodland

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This community occurs in the Edwards Plateau of central Texas. The open canopy consists of Pinus remota, Juniperus ashei, Quercus fusiformis, and Quercus vaseyana. The shrub layer may contain Acacia berlandieri, Acacia roemeriana, Mahonia trifoliolata, Condalia viridis, Diospyros texana, Forestiera reticulata, Jatropha dioica, Rhus virens, Salvia ballotiflora, and Sophora secundiflora. Graminoids include Bouteloua curtipendula, Carex planostachys, Dichanthelium pedicellatum, Erioneuron pilosum, Poa bigelovii, and Vulpia octoflora.

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 open canopy of stands of this type consists of Pinus remota, Juniperus ashei, Quercus fusiformis, and Quercus vaseyana (= Quercus pungens var. vaseyana). The shrub layer may contain Acacia berlandieri, Acacia roemeriana, Mahonia trifoliolata (= Berberis trifoliolata), Condalia viridis, Diospyros texana, Forestiera reticulata, Jatropha dioica, Rhus virens, Salvia ballotiflora, and Sophora secundiflora. Graminoids include Bouteloua curtipendula, Carex planostachys, Dichanthelium pedicellatum, Erioneuron pilosum, Poa bigelovii, and Vulpia octoflora.

Dynamics:  No Data Available

Environmental Description:  No Data Available

Geographic Range: This community occurs in the Edwards Plateau of central Texas.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  TX




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available

Grank: G2G3

Greasons: No Data Available


Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available

Synonomy: < Pinyon - Juniper: 239 (Eyre 1980)
< Pinyon Pine-Oak Series (Diamond 1993)

Concept Author(s): Great Plains Program

Author of Description: Great Plains Program

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 01-01-95

  • Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
  • Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
  • Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.