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A.781 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.781
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance includes shrublands dominated by ~Quercus intricata$, occurring on rocky slopes at middle to high elevations (4500-6500 feet, 1370-1980 m) in the Chisos Mountains of west Texas and in the chaparral of northern Mexico. Associated shrubs can include ~Salvia regla, Salvia lycioides, Salvia roemeriana, Rhus trilobata, Rhus virens var. virens, Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. confinis, Gymnosperma glutinosum$, and ~Garrya ovata$, as well as large succulents and semi-succulents such as ~Nolina erumpens, Opuntia$ spp., and ~Agave havardiana$. These shrublands can have scattered individuals of ~Arbutus xalapensis$ or ~Arbutus arizonica$. Common herbaceous associates include ~Muhlenbergia emersleyi, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis$, and ~Muhlenbergia rigida$. These shrublands are typically less than 2 m tall, are commonly associated with limestone, and often border, or occur as inclusions, in pinyon - oak - juniper woodlands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2412.A781
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: III.A.2.N.c
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: QUERCUS INTRICATA SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.781
  Common: Coahuila Scrub Oak Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus intricata Shrubland Alliance