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Quercus fusiformis - Juniperus ashei Woodland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus fusiformis - Juniperus ashei Woodland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance includes subevergreen woodlands dominated by <i>Quercus fusiformis</i> ranging from southern Oklahoma, southwest through central Texas, and possibly into northeastern Mexico. Other canopy components include <i>Quercus buckleyi, Ulmus crassifolia, Quercus stellata, Fraxinus albicans, Juniperus ashei</i>, and <i>Quercus sinuata</i>. Canopy cover ranges from open to closed with monospecific mottes of <i>Quercus fusiformis</i> present in some areas, while other areas resemble a savanna with scattered trees in a rolling grassland. A variety of shrubs are found in this community, especially in association with oak mottes. This alliance occurs in dry settings on coarse soils that developed over igneous and metamorphic rocks and over loamy soils that developed over limestone. Composition varies with substrate and precipitation. Fire, climate, native grazing and edaphic factors all likely played a role historically in maintaining an open structure in this vegetation. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38064-{C9AB4930-67E3-4A22-A27D-ACFC970D108E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.898994 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A0477
  Translated: Texas Live Oak - Ashe's Juniper Woodland Alliance
  Common: Texas Live Oak Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus fusiformis - Juniperus ashei Woodland Alliance