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Quercus intricata - Dasylirion leiophyllum Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus intricata - Dasylirion leiophyllum Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on limestone at upper elevations of the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas. The shrub layer (0.5-2 m tall) is dominated by <i>Quercus intricata</i>. Other common shrubs include <i>Dasylirion leiophyllum, Viguiera stenoloba, Nolina erumpens, Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber, Salvia regla, Rhus trilobata, Rhus virens var. virens, Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. confinis, Gymnosperma glutinosum</i>, and <i>Garrya ovata</i>. Herbs include <i>Muhlenbergia emersleyi, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis</i>, and <i>Muhlenbergia rigida</i>. This community is restricted to limestone; at contacts with igneous rock, it sharply borders pinyon - oak - juniper woodland. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35319.CEGL004530
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:   Translated: Dwarf Oak - Green Sotol Shrubland
  Scientific: Quercus intricata - Dasylirion leiophyllum Shrubland
  Code: CEGL004530
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683708 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo