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Quercus gambelii / Carex inops ssp. heliophila Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus gambelii / Carex inops ssp. heliophila Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is currently only described from Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs above 2235 m (7330 feet) in elevation on volcanic lava-tube pressure ridges and up the northerly slopes of the cinder cone. Slopes range from 45 to 55%. Geologic substrates include volcanic scoria of the cone and/or basalt boulders of the lava-tube pressure ridges. About 25% of the ground surface is exposed rock, gravel, or soil with the remainder litter and grass canopy. This mesic, short-statured Southern Rocky Mountain mixed shrubland is dominated by <i>Quercus gambelii</i> with <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i> as a codominant. Other common to well-represented mesic shrubs include <i>Rhus trilobata, Prunus virginiana, Physocarpus monogynus, Ribes leptanthum, Ribes cereum</i>, and <i>Rubus neomexicanus</i>. The herbaceous layer is characterized by scattered graminoids with <i>Piptatheropsis micrantha</i> and <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila</i> the most prevalent. Forbs are also few and scattered and include <i>Solidago mollis</i> and <i>Eriogonum jamesii var. jamesii</i>. Trees such as <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i> or <i>Pinus edulis</i> may be scattered or accidental. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30021-{3D212E31-EA64-49CE-910B-7C547D643F64}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-Jul-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688451 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001112
  Translated: Gambel Oak / Sun Sedge Shrubland
  Scientific: Quercus gambelii / Carex inops ssp. heliophila Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001112
(similar) Quercus gambelii / Carex inops Shrubland
(similar) Quercus gambelii / Carex inops Shrubland