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Quercus x pauciloba / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus x pauciloba / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is only known to occur at Bandelier National Monument in north-central New Mexico. The current description is based on data received from there and will be updated when additional inventory data are available. This mid-elevation association occurs on sites with moderate to high solar exposure that increases with elevation. Stands are found on gentle shoulder slopes, toeslopes, or rolling mesatops (5-20% slopes), and occasionally on steep mountain backslopes (20-50%). The ground surface is characterized by bunchgrasses and forbs amid a mix of gravel, rock, boulders, or exposed bedrock. Elevation ranges between 2040 and 2485 m (6690-8150 feet). These montane shrublands are dominated by the hybrid scrub oak <i>Quercus x pauciloba</i> and <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i>, which can form thickets with 50% or more canopy cover. <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i> and other shrubs such as <i>Ceanothus fendleri</i> and <i>Robinia neomexicana</i> may be present but at less than 5% cover. Scattered regeneration of conifers such as <i>Juniperus deppeana, Juniperus monosperma</i>, or <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> can occur, but cover is less than 10%. In the herbaceous layer, <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> is the diagnostic dominant species. Numerous additional graminoids and forbs may be common to abundant.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34138-{482B948F-9CC0-4865-AE64-59388EA6E71D} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 30-Mar-2009 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Cercocarpus montanus - Quercus x pauciloba Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.821390 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005378   Translated: Wavyleaf Oak / Sideoats Grama Shrubland   Scientific: Quercus x pauciloba / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus x pauciloba / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland