Name:
Quercus mohriana - Quercus sinuata - Juniperus pinchotii Scrub Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
The range of this scrub woodland group is centered on the Rolling and Red Bed plains of Texas and Oklahoma and the Edwards and Stockton plateaus of Texas. It may also range into the High Plains, Chihuahuan Desert and Southwestern Tablelands. It occupies dry, rocky sites on mesas and escarpment breaks over a variety of geologic strata including sandstones, shales, limestone and basalt. Soils are variable and this vegetation can occur where there is little soil development. The canopy is less than 6 m in height, and may be open with a grassy or rocky understory, or may form dense low patches or mottes interspersed with grasslands, rock outcrops and woodlands. Characteristic and dominant woody species include evergreen oaks and junipers such as <i>Quercus mohriana, Quercus sinuata, Juniperus pinchotii</i>, and <i>Juniperus ashei</i>. Other woody species that may be present include <i>Buddleja racemosa, Cercocarpus montanus, Diospyros texana, Eysenhardtia texana, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Juniperus monosperma, Quercus havardii, Rhus trilobata</i>, and <i>Rhus virens</i>. Bare ground is often conspicuous, and herbaceous cover, where present, is usually dominated by mid- to short grasses. Characteristic graminoids include <i>Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta, Pleuraphis mutica</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Forbs, including species such as <i>Artemisia ludoviciana, Calylophus</i> sp., <i>Chaetopappa ericoides, Krameria lanceolata</i>, and <i>Melampodium leucanthum</i>, may also be present.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39994-{B18E137B-AB2F-4D2D-914E-DB4FEF96E965}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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