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Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This forest occurs in the most mesic canyons of the Guadalupe Mountains in the Trans-Pecos of Texas. It is dominated by <i>Acer grandidentatum</i> and <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i>. Other species which may occur in small numbers are the deciduous <i>Ostrya knowltonii</i> and the evergreen <i>Arbutus xalapensis, Juniperus deppeana, Pinus edulis, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum</i>, and <i>Quercus grisea</i>. The shrub and herb strata are relatively sparse. This forest occurs in the most sheltered habitats, on upper stream terraces and canyonheads. This community grades to slightly less mesic mixed evergreen-deciduous forests and woodlands. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33332-{D095A862-A4D4-4762-9341-D92759773B73}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Oct-1996 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683222 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004547
  Translated: Bigtooth Maple - Chinquapin Oak Forest
  Scientific: Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL004547
(similar) Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii Forest
(similar) Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii Forest