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Pinus edulis - Juniperus spp. / Artemisia tridentata Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus spp. / Artemisia tridentata Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This broadly defined woodland association is common in the Colorado Plateau, but also occurs on dry foothills and mesas from north-central New Mexico and southern Colorado west to the eastern Mojave Desert, in extreme northwestern Colorado and adjacent Utah. Elevations range from 1830-2440 m. Stands occur on gentle to moderately steep slopes on all aspects. The soils are generally poorly developed, coarse-textured and skeletal, and bare soil is common. Parent material includes sandstone and shale. The vegetation is characterized by a typically open tree canopy (10-30% cover, but ranges to 50% cover) that is codominated by Pinus edulis and Juniperus spp. The species of Juniperus varies with geography and elevation. Juniperus monosperma is common in north-central New Mexico and southern Colorado. Juniperus osteosperma is common from northwestern New Mexico west and north into Arizona and Utah. Juniperus scopulorum is more common in higher elevation stands. Artemisia tridentata dominates a sparse to moderately dense short-shrub layer (10-35% cover). Purshia stansburiana is typically absent or scarce. Other shrubs present may include Amelanchier utahensis, Arctostaphylos patula, Cercocarpus montanus, Ephedra viridis, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Quercus gambelii, or species of Yucca and Opuntia. Herbaceous cover is variable, but generally sparse and dominated by graminoids (<5% cover) with scattered forbs.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19128.PINUSEDULISJUNI 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: Pinus edulis - (Juniperus spp.) Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - Juniper species / Basin Big Sagebrush Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684373 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000776   Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus spp. / Artemisia tridentata Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus edulis - Juniperus spp. / Artemisia tridentata (ssp. wyomingensis, ssp. vaseyana) Woodland