Cross Timbers

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Cross Timbers is a transitional ecoregion of mixed woodland and prairie that stretches across parts of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, forming a natural boundary between the eastern forests and the Great Plains.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cross Timbers canonical 7
Cross Timbers region of Texas 4
Cross Timbers region 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion
transitional ecoregion
adjacentTo eastern deciduous forest
tallgrass prairie
biome temperate broadleaf and mixed forest
temperate grassland, savanna, and shrubland
climate continental influences
humid subtropical
conservationConcern fragmentation of oak woodlands
loss of native prairie
contains patches of old-growth oak woodland
country United States
dominantGrassSpecies Indian grass
big bluestem
little bluestem
dominantTreeSpecies blackjack oak
post oak
ecologicalRole ecotone between forest and prairie
wildlife habitat corridor
formsBoundaryBetween Great Plains
eastern forests
hasFeature interspersed grasslands
rolling hills
scattered savanna-like woodlands
hasLandUse cattle grazing
oil and gas development
suburban expansion
historicalUse rangeland
timber source
locatedIn Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
notableState Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
partOf Great Plains ecoregions
linked to: Great Plains

North American prairie–forest ecotone
regionType woodland–prairie mosaic
soilType sandy soils
shallow rocky soils
threat agricultural conversion
fire suppression
invasive species
urban development
vegetationType mixed woodland
prairie

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oklahoma hasMajorPhysiographicRegion Cross Timbers
subject linked to: U.S. state of Oklahoma
Parker County, Texas isPartOfRegion Cross Timbers
Hood County, Texas locatedIn Cross Timbers region of Texas
linked to: Cross Timbers
Erath County, Texas region Cross Timbers
Town of Oak Point, Texas region Cross Timbers region of Texas
linked to: Cross Timbers
Green Country containsEcoregion Cross Timbers
Wewoka, Oklahoma locatedInPhysiographicRegion Cross Timbers region
linked to: Cross Timbers
Bluff Dale, Texas region Cross Timbers region of Texas
linked to: Cross Timbers
Lingleville, Texas isPartOf Cross Timbers region
linked to: Cross Timbers
Stephenville, Texas partOf Cross Timbers region
linked to: Cross Timbers
Copper Canyon, Texas locatedInPhysiographicRegion Cross Timbers region of Texas
linked to: Cross Timbers
Palo Pinto County, Texas hasLandscapeFeature Western Cross Timbers region
linked to: Cross Timbers