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Pinus monophylla - (Juniperus osteosperma) Woodland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus monophylla - (Juniperus osteosperma) Woodland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This woodland alliance occurs in dry mountain ranges of the Great Basin and southern California, usually on erosional terrain or upper alluvial slopes. Soils are variable, but generally coarse-textured and well-drained. Vegetation included in this alliance is characterized by an open tree canopy dominated by Pinus monophylla, quite often in association with Juniperus osteosperma. Pinus monophylla may be the sole tree in some cases, or Juniperus osteosperma may be codominant. In stands that occur in dry ranges of central and southern Nevada, Cercocarpus ledifolius is a common associate. Less common tree associates include Pinus ponderosa, Pinus flexilis, Pinus aristata, and Abies concolor. In eastern California, Pinus jeffreyi and Juniperus californica may also be common. The shrub layer is present to moderately dense. Shrub associates may include Artemisia tridentata, Artemisia arbuscula, Artemisia nova, Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos patula, Quercus gambelii, Prunus virginiana, and Purshia tridentata. Other shrubs include chaparral species such as Quercus chrysolepis and Ceanothus cuneatus; and Quercus turbinella, Arctostaphylos glauca, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Yucca schidigera, and Coleogyne ramosissima in southern California. The typically sparse herbaceous layer is usually composed of cespitose perennial grasses, including Pseudoroegneria spicata, Festuca idahoensis, Elymus elymoides, and Stipa spp. Diagnostic of this woodland alliance is the tree canopy dominated by Pinus monophylla often with Juniperus osteosperma as a codominant.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18139.PINUSMONOPHYLLA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Pinus monophylla - (Juniperus osteosperma) Woodland Alliance   Translated: Singleleaf Pinyon - (Utah Juniper) Woodland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124727 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.543