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Juniperus pinchotii - Quercus mohriana Scrub & Woodland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus pinchotii - Quercus mohriana Scrub & Woodland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance represents evergreen to mixed scrub woodlands of the escarpments in the Rolling and Red Bed plains of Texas and Oklahoma (including the Caprock Escarpment in Texas), characterized by scrubby trees of <i>Juniperus pinchotii, Juniperus scopulorum</i>, and/or <i>Quercus mohriana</i> and a variety of other shrubs such as <i>Rhus trilobata, Dalea formosa</i>, and <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i>. The herbaceous layer may be moderately well-developed to sparse and is usually dominated by mid- to shortgrasses such as <i>Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis</i>, and <i>Bouteloua hirsuta</i>. This alliance occurs on escarpment breaks, slopes, and canyons on shallow soils. Fire, climate, and edaphic factors all likely play a role in maintaining this vegetation. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38533-{860F085E-ADD0-4244-B80E-B321D7AD7267}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899370 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3246
  Translated: Pinchot's Juniper - Mohr Oak Scrub & Woodland Alliance
  Common: Pinchot's Juniper - Mohr Oak Scrub & Woodland
  Scientific: Juniperus pinchotii - Quercus mohriana Scrub & Woodland Alliance