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Juniperus coahuilensis / Canotia holacantha Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus coahuilensis / Canotia holacantha Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: These woodlands have been described from south of the Mogollon Rim in central Arizona from dissected plains, valleys with eroding breaks of alluvium, and eroding hills. Sites are flat to steep, often with eroded substrates derived from calcareous parent materials. Stands have an open, evergreen, scale-leaved tree canopy (5-10% cover) that is dominated by Juniperus coahuilensis (= Juniperus erythrocarpa), sometimes with Juniperus osteosperma codominating. The shrub layer is dominated by Canotia holacantha and may include other species such as Quercus turbinella, Nolina microcarpa, Mahonia haematocarpa, Mahonia fremontii, Dasylirion wheeleri, Prosopis velutina, Yucca elata and Yucca baccata. The typically sparse herbaceous layer is mainly composed of perennial graminoids with scattered forbs. Common species may include Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua eriopoda, Aristida spp., Sporobolus cryptandrus, Hesperostipa neomexicana (= Stipa neomexicana), Muhlenbergia porteri, and many others. The dominance of Canotia holacantha in the understory and the sparse cover of Quercus turbinella and perennial graminoids separate this association from other Juniperus coahuilensis-dominated woodlands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19104.JUNIPERUSCOAHUI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Juniperus coahuilensis Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Redberry Juniper / Crucifixion-thorn Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684361 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000701   Scientific: Juniperus coahuilensis / Canotia holacantha Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Juniperus coahuilensis / Canotia holacantha Woodland