VEGETATION/COVER TYPES OF TEXAS · Live Oak - Ashe Juniper Parks Live Oak - Mesquite - Ashe Juniper...

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TEXAS MEXICO Dallas Lubbock Amarillo Midland El Paso San Antonio Austin Corpus Christi Brownsville Houston VEGETATION/COVER TYPES OF TEXAS 2000 BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN University Station, Box X Austin, Texas 78713-8924 (512) 471-1534 Creosotebush - Mesquite Shrub Fourwing Saltbush - Creosotebush Shrub Ceniza - Blackbrush - Creosotebush Brush Mesquite Shrub/Grassland Mesquite Brush Mesquite - Lotebush Shrub Mesquite - Lotebush Brush Mesquite - Juniper Shrub Mesquite - Juniper Brush Mesquite - Juniper - Live Oak Brush Mesquite - Sandsage Shrub Mesquite - Blackbrush Brush Oak - Mesquite - Juniper Parks/Woods Live Oak - Mesquite Parks Live Oak Woods/Parks Live Oak - Ashe Juniper Parks Live Oak - Mesquite - Ashe Juniper Parks Live Oak - Ashe Juniper Woods Harvard Shin Oak Brush Gray Oak - Pinyon Pine - Alligator Juniper Parks/Woods Post Oak Parks/Woods Post Oak Woods, Forest, and Grassland Mosaic Post Oak Woods/Forest Elm - Hackberry Parks/Woods Water Oak - Elm - Hackberry Forest Cottonwood - Hackberry - Saltcedar Brush/Woods Pecan - Elm Forest Bald Cypress - Water Tupelo Swamp Ponderosa Pine - Douglas Fir Parks/Forest Young Forest/Grassland Pine - Hardwood Forest Marsh/Barrier Island Crops Other Native and/or Introduced Grasses 8 9 10 11 11 12a 12b 13a 13b 13c 14 15 Tobosa - Black Grama Grassland Blue Grama - Buffalograss Grassland Bluestem Grassland Silver Bluestem - Texas Wintergrass Grassland Yucca - Ocotillo Shrub Creosotebush - Tarbush Shrub Creosotebush - Lechuguilla Shrub Mesquite - Granjeno Parks Mesquite - Granjeno Woods Sandsage - Mesquite Brush 1 3 4 5 7 2 Mesquite - Saltcedar Brush/Woods Mesquite - Live Oak - Bluewood Parks Harvard Shin Oak - Mesquite Brush 6 Mesquite - Hackberry Brush/Woods Juniper - Mixed Brush Ashe Juniper Parks/Woods Sandsage - Harvard Shin Oak Brush Willow Oak - Water Oak - Blackgum Forest Urban 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26a 26b 27 28 29 30a 30b 30c 31 32 33 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 Map units are derived from the 1984 map The Vegetation Types of Texas published by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 46 G U L F O F M E X IC O QAd8542 0 0 50 100 100 200 150 300 kilometers 200 miles 12a 12a 12a 12a 13b 12a 12b 12b 12b 12b 12b 21 8 6 8 8 6 6 44 44 18 1 21 44 11a 44 44 44 44 44 22 32 32 44 11a 11a 32 37 13b 11a 32 37 37 11b 44 32 11a 11b 37 2 32 2 11a 11b 22 11a 46 32 11b 13b 13b 44 44 11b 12b 13c 26b 26b 26a 44 44 44 44 19 13b 13b 13c 12b 12b 9 2 2 11a 2 28 21 46 28 2 11a 11a 34 21 21 28 2 21 21 18 28 44 46 11a 13a 44 46 13a 28 9 13a 4 23 18 18 29 7 1 1 1 8 8 29 29 7 7 14 46 7 8 44 7 7 40 1 8 1 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 44 44 6 7 1 13b 15 45 44 10 10 7 6 1 1 13c 13c 26b 26a 27 11b 13b 26b 15 5 5 46 45 4 4 30a 12a 44 44 44 30b 30b 46 30b 45 46 4 4 30b 35 23 33 30b 46 44 25 17 44 44 44 3 3 20 20 20 16 44 15 38 44 45 16 44 10 24 24 26a 26a 26a 27 27 27 26a 30b 30b 30b 30b 30b 30b 46 44 44 26a 30c 36 4 45 42 30c 3 15 46 30b 38 38 45 30c 38 30c 16 15 44 46 27 4 4 38 44 44 44 25 16 25 43 45 15 17 45 15 45 15 17 16 46 45 10 16 16 15 44 43 30c 42 43 46 38 3 3 3 46 46 39 39 46 45 44 44 41 30b 30c 36 45 30b 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 42 31 31 31 42 36 30b 30c 45 30b 30c 44 45 42 31 30b 45 36 44 7 12a 34 34 13c 37 37 37 31 39 35 31 31 23 4 11a 29 46 46 46 3 44

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MEXICO

Dallas

Lubbock

Amarillo

MidlandEl Paso

San Antonio

Austin

Corpus Christi

Brownsville

Houston

VEGETATION/COVERTYPES OF TEXAS

2000BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

University Station, Box XAustin, Texas 78713-8924

(512) 471-1534

Creosotebush - Mesquite Shrub

Fourwing Saltbush - Creosotebush Shrub

Ceniza - Blackbrush - Creosotebush Brush

Mesquite Shrub/Grassland

Mesquite Brush

Mesquite - Lotebush Shrub

Mesquite - Lotebush Brush

Mesquite - Juniper Shrub

Mesquite - Juniper Brush

Mesquite - Juniper - Live Oak Brush

Mesquite - Sandsage Shrub

Mesquite - Blackbrush Brush

Oak - Mesquite - Juniper Parks/Woods

Live Oak - Mesquite Parks

Live Oak Woods/Parks

Live Oak - Ashe Juniper Parks

Live Oak - Mesquite - Ashe Juniper Parks

Live Oak - Ashe Juniper Woods

Harvard Shin Oak Brush

Gray Oak - Pinyon Pine - Alligator Juniper Parks/Woods

Post Oak Parks/Woods

Post Oak Woods, Forest, and Grassland Mosaic

Post Oak Woods/Forest

Elm - Hackberry Parks/Woods

Water Oak - Elm - Hackberry Forest

Cottonwood - Hackberry - Saltcedar Brush/Woods

Pecan - Elm Forest

Bald Cypress - Water Tupelo Swamp

Ponderosa Pine - Douglas Fir Parks/Forest

Young Forest/Grassland

Pine - Hardwood Forest

Marsh/Barrier Island

Crops

Other Native and/or Introduced Grasses

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Tobosa - Black Grama Grassland

Blue Grama - Buffalograss Grassland

Bluestem Grassland

Silver Bluestem - Texas Wintergrass Grassland

Yucca - Ocotillo Shrub

Creosotebush - Tarbush Shrub

Creosotebush - Lechuguilla Shrub

Mesquite - Granjeno Parks

Mesquite - Granjeno Woods

Sandsage - Mesquite Brush

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Mesquite - Live Oak - Bluewood Parks

Harvard Shin Oak - Mesquite Brush

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Mesquite - Hackberry Brush/Woods

Juniper - Mixed Brush

Ashe Juniper Parks/Woods

Sandsage - Harvard Shin Oak Brush

Willow Oak - Water Oak - Blackgum ForestUrban

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