Type: | Alliance |
Parent classification: | Madrean Pinyon - Juniper Woodland |
Scientific Name: | Pinus cembroides - Pinus discolor - Pinus edulis / Grass Understory Woodland Alliance |
Location: | United States (New Mexico, Texas, Arizona); Mexico (Sonora, Coahuila, Chihuahua) |
Description: | This Madrean open-canopy pinyon-juniper woodland and savanna alliance is composed of Pinus cembroides or Pinus discolor often with Juniperus coahuilensis or Juniperus deppeana and a perennial grass-dominated understory with only sparse cover shrubs. It occurs in foothills and lower montane zones of southeastern Arizona and southern New Mexico, extending into western Texas and Mexico. |
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