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Pinus cembroides Woodland Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus cembroides Woodland Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This alliance consists of pinyon - juniper woodlands in the Davis and Chisos mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas, occurring at 1500-2000 m (5000-6500 feet) elevation, and extending into Mexico. Pinus cembroides is the dominant pine. Other typical tree species include Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus flaccida, Juniperus coahuilensis (= Juniperus erythrocarpa), Quercus grisea, and Quercus emoryi. Shrub and herbaceous species include Mimosa dysocarpa, Agave lechuguilla, Salvia regla, Muhlenbergia emersleyi, Muhlenbergia montana, Piptochaetium pringlei, and Bouteloua curtipendula. These woodlands occur on steep, rocky slopes, mesas, and higher elevation canyons, mostly associated with igneous substrates. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19747.PINUSCEMBROIDES
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: Pinus cembroides Woodland Alliance
  Translated: Mexican Pinyon Woodland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124592 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.510