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Quercus intricata - Dasylirion leiophyllum Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus intricata - Dasylirion leiophyllum Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on limestone at upper elevations of the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas. The shrub layer (0.5-2 m tall) is dominated by Quercus intricata. Other common shrubs include Dasylirion leiophyllum, Viguiera stenoloba, Nolina erumpens, Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber, Salvia regla, Rhus trilobata, Rhus virens var. virens, Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. confinis, Gymnosperma glutinosum, and Garrya ovata. Herbs include Muhlenbergia emersleyi, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, and Muhlenbergia rigida. This community is restricted to limestone; at contacts with igneous rock, it sharply borders pinyon - oak - juniper woodland. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.17922.QUERCUSINTRICAT
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Sep-1996 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Coahuila Scrub Oak - Smooth Sotol Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683708 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004530
  Scientific: Quercus intricata - Dasylirion leiophyllum Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus intricata - Dasylirion leiophyllum Shrubland