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Quercus turbinella Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus turbinella Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance includes evergreen shrublands where Quercus turbinella forms thickets with other desert shrubs. Important shrub associates can include Arctostaphylos spp., Cercocarpus montanus, Coleogyne ramosissima, Ephedra viridis, Juniperus osteosperma, Rhus virens, Rhus trilobata, Rhus microphylla, Fraxinus greggii, Ceanothus greggii, Quercus mohriana, Quercus pungens, and Garrya wrightii. Ground cover is typically sparse with scattered grasses, forbs, and ferns. Some typical herbaceous components include Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua eriopoda, Aristida spp., Astrolepis sinuata (= Notholaena sinuata), and Notholaena standleyi. Shrublands in this alliance are small in extent and occur in a matrix of succulent desert scrub and semi-desert grassland. Quercus turbinella shrublands are typically found on steep, rocky slopes, often sheltered slopes in limestone canyons, in the mountains of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18397.QUERCUSTURBINEL Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Quercus turbinella Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Turbinella Live Oak Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125187 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.793