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Quercus gambelii Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus gambelii Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This alliance contains shrublands dominated by Quercus gambelii. In western Texas this alliance includes montane shrublands, 1-2 m tall, often forming dense thickets at the bases of ledges and bordering talus slopes at 5000-8300 feet elevation. In Texas occurrences, associated species can include Holodiscus dumosus and Symphoricarpos oreophilus. Additional species found in associations of this alliance include Cercocarpus montanus, Carex geyeri, Amelanchier alnifolia, Amelanchier utahensis, Artemisia tridentata, Carex inops, Paxistima myrsinites, Robinia neomexicana, and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19351.QUERCUSGAMBELII
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 gambelii Shrubland Alliance
  Translated: Gambel Oak Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124910 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.920