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Quercus virginiana - Carya illinoinensis Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus virginiana - Carya illinoinensis Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland of the Upper Coastal Prairie region of Texas occurs within a matrix of coastal grassland. It is characterized by an open, patchy canopy with grass-dominated openings. The overstory is dominated by <i>Quercus virginiana</i> and <i>Carya illinoinensis</i> with lesser amounts of <i>Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Ulmus alata</i>. The understory typically includes <i>Ilex vomitoria, Crataegus</i> spp., <i>Diospyros virginiana</i>, and <i>Sideroxylon</i> sp. Common herbaceous species include <i>Paspalum plicatulum, Axonopus</i> spp., and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. This community occurs over heavy-textured, neutral or basic soils on elevated areas within the coastal prairie. It is found in floodplains, but is rarely flooded. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31063-{F31F1FA5-7A70-454E-B3B7-073D9D1591A8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jan-1993 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687576 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002154
  Translated: Live Oak - Pecan Woodland
  Common: Texas Upper Coastal Prairie Live Oak - Pecan Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Carya illinoinensis Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Quercus virginiana - Carya illinoinensis Woodland
(similar) CEGL002154
(similar) Quercus virginiana - Carya illinoinensis Woodland