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Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus laceyi / Carex edwardsiana - Chaetopappa effusa Southern Edwards Plateau Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus laceyi / Carex edwardsiana - Chaetopappa effusa Southern Edwards Plateau Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes mesic canyon forests of the southern Edwards Plateau, from Kendall County west to Real County, Texas. The canopy is dominated by mixtures of <i>Acer grandidentatum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus buckleyi, Quercus laceyi, Juglans major, Prunus serotina var. eximia, Fraxinus texensis, Juniperus ashei</i>, and (locally) <i>Tilia americana var. caroliniana</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, Philadelphus texensis, Styrax platanifolius ssp. stellatus, Ungnadia speciosa, Frangula caroliniana</i>, and <i>Cornus drummondii</i>. The herb stratum is dominated by <i>Carex edwardsiana</i>; other species include <i>Aquilegia canadensis</i> and <i>Verbesina virginica var. virginica</i>. <i>Chaetopappa effusa</i> and <i>Tragia nigricans</i> are characteristic and distinguish this type from the related ~<i>Acer grandidentatum - (Quercus muehlenbergii) / Carex edwardsiana</i> Lampasas Cutplain Forest (CEGL002319)$$. Adjacent slopes are often dominated by oak - juniper woodlands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35954.CEGL004931
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:   Common: Southern Edwards Plateau Bigtooth Maple Canyon Forest
  Scientific: Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus laceyi / Carex edwardsiana - Chaetopappa effusa Southern Edwards Plateau Forest
  Code: CEGL004931
  Translated: Bigtooth Maple - Chinkapin Oak - Lacey Oak / Edwards Plateau Sedge - Spreading Leastdaisy Southern Edwards Plateau Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685681 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo