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Wichita Mountains: Low Stature Oak Woodland and Shrubland

Area: 14,188 acres (5,742 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type often occurs in shallow soils or in cracks in igneous
granite, rhyolite, or gabbro rocks. The aspect can be patchy with very shallow soils or rocks
exposed at the surface. Post oak is the most common dominant, and species such as 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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