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Wichita Mountains: Eastern Redcedar Shrubland
Area: 3,443 acres (1,393 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type often occurs in shallow soils or in cracks in igneous
granite, rhyolite, or gabbro rocks. Eastern redcedar is the prevailing dominant. The aspect can
be patchy with very shallow soils or rocks exposed at the surface. Species such as post oak,
blackjack oak, netleaf hackberry, gum bumelia, and little walnut may be present. Little
bluestem, tall dropseed, and short grasses such as buffalograss, blue grama, and hairy grama
may be important in openings.
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