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Quercus emoryi / Sporobolus flexuosus Scrub Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus emoryi / Sporobolus flexuosus Scrub Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This broad-leaved evergreen woodland association occurs in the southern Animas Valley in the "Borderlands" area of southwestern New Mexico. The only known occurrence is found on the edge of an old playa lake bottom, at the base of the Animas Mountains foothills. The site receives runoff moisture from the uplands. The substrate is sandy alluvium, which has resulted in a relatively dry soil with little structure or pedogenic development. However, deep, subsurface moisture must be available to support the large oaks. Tall <i>Quercus emoryi</i> trees, similar to individuals growing in riparian areas, dominate the open woodland canopy. Scattered <i>Juniperus deppeana</i> individuals may also be present in the canopy. The moderately dense herbaceous layer is composed of drought-tolerant grasses and forbs, the most abundant of which are the perennial grasses <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i> and <i>Bouteloua parryi</i>. This association can be distinguished from other <i>Quercus emoryi</i> woodlands by an open tree canopy, no significant shrub cover, and a graminoid-dominated herbaceous layer composed mainly of <i>Sporobolus flexuosus</i> and <i>Bouteloua parryi</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29597-{9EB8A1B9-CB6E-4EB3-A91F-46028985444B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 10-May-1993 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683251 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000688
  Translated: Emory Oak / Mesa Dropseed Scrub Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus emoryi / Sporobolus flexuosus Scrub Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Quercus emoryi / Sporobolus flexuosus Woodland
(similar) CEGL000688
(similar) Quercus emoryi / Sporobolus flexuosus Woodland