Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wavyleaf Oak / Sideoats Grama Shrubland

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This association is only known to occur at Bandelier National Monument in north-central New Mexico. The current description is based on data received from there and will be updated when additional inventory data are available. This mid-elevation association occurs on sites with moderate to high solar exposure that increases with elevation. Stands are found on gentle shoulder slopes, toeslopes, or rolling mesatops (5-20% slopes), and occasionally on steep mountain backslopes (20-50%). The ground surface is characterized by bunchgrasses and forbs amid a mix of gravel, rock, boulders, or exposed bedrock. Elevation ranges between 2040 and 2485 m (6690-8150 feet). These montane shrublands are dominated by the hybrid scrub oak Quercus x pauciloba and Cercocarpus montanus, which can form thickets with 50% or more canopy cover. Cercocarpus montanus and other shrubs such as Ceanothus fendleri and Robinia neomexicana may be present but at less than 5% cover. Scattered regeneration of conifers such as Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus monosperma, or Pinus ponderosa can occur, but cover is less than 10%. In the herbaceous layer, Bouteloua curtipendula is the diagnostic dominant species. Numerous additional graminoids and forbs may be common to abundant.

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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