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A.483 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.483
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance includes semi-evergreen woodlands dominated by ~Quercus emoryi$. ~Quercus grisea$ is a component on drier sites. ~Quercus gravesii, Quercus graciliformis$, and ~Acer grandidentatum$ are on more mesic, subirrigated sites. ~Juniperus deppeana$ and ~Juniperus pinchotii$ may also be important. Other typical species include (from Texas occurrences) ~Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Juniperus coahuilensis, Prunus serotina var. virens, Baccharis neglecta, Croton$ sp., ~Brickellia$ spp., ~Mahonia trifoliolata (= Berberis trifoliolata), Mimosa dysocarpa, Leptochloa dubia, Bothriochloa barbinodis (= var. barbinodis)$, and ~Muhlenbergia emersleyi$. These woodlands are found in the Trans-Pecos Mountains of west Texas at 1350-1700 m (4500-5500 feet) elevation, especially over soils of alluvial origin in mountain valleys, associated with igneous geology. These woodlands may occur as a mosaic with grasslands dominated by ~Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium (= Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. neomexicanum)$ or ~Bouteloua eriopoda$ and ~Bouteloua curtipendula$ and may grade into woodlands of ~Pinus cembroides, Pinus edulis$, and ~Quercus$ spp. on adjacent steep mountain slopes. This alliance is distributed in the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico, west to the Davis and Chisos mountains in western Texas, and south, in the mountains of northern Mexico. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2134.A483
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: II.A.2.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: QUERCUS EMORYI WOODLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.483
  Common: Emory Oak Woodland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus emoryi Woodland Alliance