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Quercus fusiformis - Quercus buckleyi - Ulmus crassifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus fusiformis - Quercus buckleyi - Ulmus crassifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community occurs on gentle slopes in the eastern Edwards Plateau of central Texas, generally over soils in the Adobe range site (Doss and Ekrant calcareous clay loam soils). The canopy is usually dominated by a combination of <i>Quercus fusiformis, Quercus buckleyi</i>, and <i>Ulmus crassifolia</i>. Other canopy species include <i>Celtis laevigata</i>. <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Quercus marilandica</i> may be present, especially close to the boundaries with coarser soils. Canopy density depends on the disturbance history (especially fire) of the site. With long-term fire suppression, <i>Juniperus ashei</i> can become a canopy dominant. Characteristic understory species include <i>Cercis canadensis var. texensis, Forestiera pubescens, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Diospyros texana, Rhus trilobata, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Lonicera albiflora</i>. <i>Rhus lanceolata</i> and <i>Baccharis neglecta</i> may be abundant, especially after recent disturbance. Herbaceous cover is high when the tree canopy is relatively open, but declines with invasion by <i>Juniperus ashei</i>. Understory grasses include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua curtipendula, Nassella leucotricha, Aristida purpurea</i>, and <i>Aristida oligantha</i>. Forbs are diverse (though cover may be low) and include <i>Liatris punctata var. mucronata, Stillingia texana, Symphyotrichum ericoides, Stenaria nigricans, Monarda citriodora</i>, and <i>Salvia texana</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33011-{0FB8DB39-B002-4AB8-B477-860FDB20AC06}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Oct-2007 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.801767 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004168
  Translated: Texas Live Oak - Texas Red Oak - Cedar Elm / Little Bluestem Woodland
  Common: Edwards Plateau Oak - Cedar Elm / Little Bluestem Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus fusiformis - Quercus buckleyi - Ulmus crassifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Quercus fusiformis - Quercus buckleyi - Ulmus crassifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland