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Quercus laceyi Forest & Woodland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus laceyi Forest & Woodland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance includes short-statured woodlands dominated by <i>Quercus laceyi</i> occurring on slopes in the southwestern Edwards Plateau (Balcones Canyonlands) and adjacent areas of western Texas. Other canopy associates may include <i>Juniperus ashei, Quercus buckleyi, Ulmus crassifolia, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Quercus fusiformis</i>. The understory typically includes <i>Juniperus ashei</i> and may also include <i>Ilex vomitoria, Callicarpa americana, Ptelea trifoliata, Ungnadia speciosa, Ilex decidua</i>, and <i>Cornus drummondii</i>. These open woodlands occur as small stands, generally less than 10 ha, often interspersed with grassy openings. They are found on rocky canyon slopes or on shallow soils that have developed over limestone. This alliance is known from the southern and southwestern portion of the Edwards Plateau of central Texas and is threatened by conversion to pasture, residential development, and by the pressures of deer overpopulation and the overstocking of livestock. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38502-{7CF13EE7-E713-4602-BB3F-5B111E6B94BE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899339 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3215
  Translated: Lacey Oak Forest & Woodland Alliance
  Common: Lacey Oak Slope Forest & Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus laceyi Forest & Woodland Alliance