Madrean Pinyon - Juniper / Grass Woodland

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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Child types

Name
Madrean Woodland
Pinus (discolor, cembroides) / Quercus arizonica / Muhlenbergia emersleyi Woodland
Pinus cembroides - Quercus grisea / Muhlenbergia montana - Piptochaetium pringlei Woodland
Pinus discolor / Muhlenbergia emersleyi Woodland
Pinus edulis / Muhlenbergia dubia Woodland
Pinus edulis / Muhlenbergia pauciflora Woodland

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer