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Acer grandidentatum - (Quercus muehlenbergii) / Carex edwardsiana Lampasas Cutplain Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Acer grandidentatum - (Quercus muehlenbergii) / Carex edwardsiana Lampasas Cutplain Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes mesic canyon forests of the Lampasas Cutplain, in the northeastern Edwards Plateau, in Bell and Coryell counties, Texas. The canopy is dominated by <i>Acer grandidentatum</i>. Other canopy species may include <i>Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus buckleyi, Juglans major, Prunus serotina var. eximia, Fraxinus texensis, Quercus sinuata var. sinuata</i>, and <i>Juniperus ashei</i>. The shrub stratum is diverse, including many species common in the surrounding landscape as well as species more characteristic of this community, such as <i>Lindera benzoin, Styrax platanifolius ssp. platanifolius, Ungnadia speciosa, Frangula caroliniana, Cornus drummondii</i>, and (abundantly in some examples) <i>Croton alabamensis var. texensis</i>. The herb stratum is dominated by <i>Carex edwardsiana</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Bromus pubescens, Festuca versuta, Sanicula canadensis, Aquilegia canadensis, Galium circaezans</i>, and <i>Verbesina virginica var. virginica</i>. Adjacent slopes are often dominated by oak - juniper woodlands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34858.CEGL002319
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: Lampasas Cutplain Bigtooth Maple Canyon Forest
  Translated: Bigtooth Maple - (Chinkapin Oak) / Edwards Plateau Sedge Lampasas Cutplain Forest
  Scientific: Acer grandidentatum - (Quercus muehlenbergii) / Carex edwardsiana Lampasas Cutplain Forest
  Code: CEGL002319