Login | Datasets | Logout
 

View Community Concepts - Detail

Quercus turbinella - Coleogyne ramosissima Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
  click to update datacart
Name: Quercus turbinella - Coleogyne ramosissima Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This scrub oak shrubland association is currently described from Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. More survey and classification work are needed to fully characterize this type. It occurs on sideslopes and terraces in at 1200 to 1700 m (3925-5500 feet) elevation, and is typically found on gentle slopes (5-8°) with eastern exposures. Soils are well- to rapidly-drained silty or sandy loams that typically lie above sandstone or limestone. Total shrub cover averages 20-30% and is codominated by the short shrubs <i>Quercus turbinella</i> and <i>Coleogyne ramosissima</i>. The canopy tree <i>Pinus edulis</i> and the subcanopy tree <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> are occasionally found. The short-shrub layer also occasionally includes <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Ephedra fasciculata</i>, and <i>Yucca baccata</i>. <i>Agave utahensis</i> is invariably present in a sparse dwarf-shrub stratum. <i>Aristida purpurea</i> consistently occurs in an extremely weak graminoid layer. Scattered forbs do exist, but their cover is so low that they hardly constitute a layer. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32776.CEGL000982
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686849 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Sonoran Scrub Oak - Blackbrush Shrubland
  Scientific: Quercus turbinella - Coleogyne ramosissima Shrubland
  Code: CEGL000982