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Quercus buckleyi - Fraxinus texensis - Juniperus ashei Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus buckleyi - Fraxinus texensis - Juniperus ashei Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association consists of <i>Quercus buckleyi</i>-dominated vegetation of dry-mesic/mesic slopes over calcareous soils of the eastern and southern Edwards Plateau and Lampasas Cutplain, in central Texas. Stands are often clearly dominated by <i>Quercus buckleyi</i>. Another dominant and characteristic canopy species is <i>Fraxinus texensis</i>. Total cover of <i>Juniperus ashei</i> is variable but typically less than 40%, and though a characteristic component of the canopy, most of this cover is in the midstory. Other associated canopy species include <i>Ulmus crassifolia, Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Celtis laevigata var. texana, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Quercus fusiformis, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus sinuata var. breviloba</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina var. eximia</i>. Herbaceous components may include <i>Carex planostachys, Lespedeza texana, Carex edwardsiana, Tragia ramosa, Brickellia cylindracea, Symphyotrichum drummondii (= Aster drummondii), Nolina texana, Commelina erecta</i>, and <i>Passiflora lutea</i>. These forests (typically with a closed canopy, although sometimes with open canopies) lack <i>Quercus laceyi</i>, which is more characteristic of the Balcones portion of the western Edwards Plateau. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34857.CEGL002135
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]
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  Common: Edwards Plateau Texas Red Oak - Ashe's Juniper Forest
  Translated: Texas Red Oak - Texas Ash - Ashe's Juniper Forest
  Scientific: Quercus buckleyi - Fraxinus texensis - Juniperus ashei Forest
  Code: CEGL002135