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Cercocarpus montanus Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Cercocarpus montanus Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance includes montane shrublands dominated by Cercocarpus montanus (various varieties), often also with various shrub associates, such as Quercus spp., Dasylirion spp., and Garrya spp. Associated species in western Texas occurrences include Quercus turbinella, Quercus grisea (shrub form), Dasylirion leiophyllum, Ceanothus greggii, Petrophyton caespitosum, Muhlenbergia pauciflora, Muhlenbergia montana, and Muhlenbergia emersleyi. Additional species from other parts of the range include Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus, Garrya flavescens, Pseudoroegneria spicata, Rhus trilobata, and Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata). Associations in this alliance occur on montane slopes, 3000-8000 feet elevation, in the Chihuahuan Desert of western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico. This alliance also occurs in South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and possibly Nebraska.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18567.CERCOCARPUSMONT 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: Cercocarpus montanus Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Mountain-mahogany Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124846 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.896