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A.510 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.510
Reference: EcoArt 2002
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.2155.A510
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.4.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: PINUS CEMBROIDES WOODLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.510
  Common: Mexican Pinyon Woodland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus cembroides Woodland Alliance