Name:
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba Shrubland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is found in the Arbuckle Mountains (Garvin, Johnston, and Murray counties, Oklahoma) and the Edwards Plateau (central Texas), where it occurs in shallow soils on limestone mesa tops, upper slopes and escarpments. Other characteristic species may include, within their respective ranges, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua rigidiseta, Hedeoma drummondii, Hilaria belangeri, Cercis canadensis var. texensis, Engelmannia peristenia (= Engelmannia pinnatifida), Forestiera pubescens, Fraxinus texensis, Quercus buckleyi, Polygala lindheimeri, Ptelea trifoliata, Rhus lanceolata, Rhus virens var. virens, Rhus trilobata var. trilobata (= Rhus aromatica var. flabelliformis), Schizachyrium scoparium, and, in more mesic areas, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. eximium and Ungnadia speciosa. This community is favored by fire, other disturbances, and harsh environmental conditions. It is considered good habitat for the endangered Black-capped Vireo which prefers an open, primarily deciduous shrubland with dense foliage extending to the ground level.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18174.QUERCUSSINUATAV
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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