Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak - Mixed Montane Shrubland
Nature Serve ID: CES306.818
Geology
Primarily limestone formations of the mountains.
Landform
Slopes and rolling landforms of the Trans-Pecos mountains.
Soils
Limestone Hill and Mountain and High Montane Conifer Ecological Sites.
Parent Description
High mountain shrublands dominated by the deciduous oak species Quercus gambelii (Gambel oak). This species often forms nearly monotypic shrublands, but other species present may include Cercocarpus montanus (mountain mahogany), Robinia neomexicana (New Mexico locust), Symphoricarpos oreophilus (mountain snowberry), and Rhus trilobata (skunkbush sumac). These shrubland patches represent southern outliers of the extensive and diverse system further north.
Ecological Mapping Systems
Trans-Pecos: Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak - Mixed Shrubland
Mapping System ID: 12306
As described for system.