Name:
Quercus pungens - Quercus intricata - Quercus vaseyana Chaparral Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Vegetation is characterized by an open to dense shrub canopy dominated by evergreen diagnostic shrub oak species, such as <i>Quercus intricata, Quercus invaginata, Quercus laceyi, Quercus mohriana, Quercus pringlei, Quercus pungens</i>, and <i>Quercus vaseyana</i>. Several widespread chaparral species, such as <i>Arctostaphylos pungens, Ceanothus greggii, Cercocarpus montanus, Fallugia paradoxa</i>, and <i>Garrya wrightii</i>, may also be present. Other Madrean species characteristic of this alliance include <i>Arbutus xalapensis, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Fraxinus greggii, Fendlera rigida, Garrya ovata, Gymnosperma glutinosum, Juniperus pinchotii, Mortonia sempervirens, Purshia mexicana, Rhus virens var. choriophylla, Salvia lycioides, Salvia roemeriana</i>, and <i>Salvia regla</i>. Perennial grass cover may be significant. Stands occurring within montane woodlands are seral and a result of recent fires. This alliance is found in the Sierra Madre Oriental in northern Mexico, in mountains across Trans-Pecos Texas and extends into southeastern New Mexico into the Guadalupe Mountains. Stands often dominate along the mid-elevation transition from the Chihuahuan Desert into mountains (1760-2650 m), but may extend down to 1060 m in sheltered slopes in canyons. Stand are often found on steep, rocky slopes. Sites include foothills, mountain slopes and canyons in drier habitats below the encinal and pine woodlands. Most chaparral species are fire-adapted, resprouting vigorously after burning or producing fire-resistant seeds.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39181-{6BDB7751-A08E-4A57-95FA-78C953EFD76F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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