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Cupressus arizonica / Quercus hypoleucoides Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Cupressus arizonica / Quercus hypoleucoides Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This forest association is found on slopes and in drainages. Sites tend to be cool and moist with northern or eastern aspects, elevations 1460-1770 m. Dominant trees are Cupressus arizonica, Pinus discolor, Quercus hypoleucoides, Quercus dunnii (= Quercus chrysolepis var. palmeri), and Quercus arizonica. The shrub layer is heavy and diverse. Common shrubs include Quercus rugosa, Arctostaphylos pungens, Cercocarpus montanus, Fendlera rupicola, Garrya wrightii, Ceanothus fendleri, Nolina microcarpa, Fraxinus anomala, and Prunus virginiana. The herbaceous layer is also diverse with many graminoids such as Bouteloua curtipendula, Poa fendleriana, Carex geophila, Koeleria macrantha, Piptochaetium pringlei (= Stipa pringlei), Elymus elymoides (= Sitanion hystrix), Schizachyrium scoparium, Muhlenbergia longiligula, and Muhlenbergia richardsonis. The forb Packera neomexicana (= Senecio neomexicanus) is typical. Fires may be important for Cupressus arizonica seed to germinate. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26972.CUPRESSUSARIZON
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Arizona Cypress / Silverleaf Oak Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689377 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Cupressus arizonica / Quercus hypoleucoides Forest
  Code: CEGL000352
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Cupressus arizonica / Quercus hypoleucoides Forest