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Pinus ponderosa / Artemisia tridentata - Purshia tridentata Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Artemisia tridentata - Purshia tridentata Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is a fairly open woodland with a shrub and grass mosaic understory that occurs on sites at 780-1710 m (2550-5600 feet) elevation. Soils are sand or loam to clay-loam in texture and are underlain by pumice, lava, and basalt. Stands occur on all aspects and slopes up to 55%. The tree canopy is composed of Pinus ponderosa often with Juniperus occidentalis, both with 1-30% cover. Shrubs include Purshia tridentata (1-30% cover) and Artemisia tridentata (0-50% cover). The bunch grasses Festuca idahoensis and Elymus elymoides (= Sitanion hystrix) support cover of 0-30% and 0-10%, respectively.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20414.PINUSPONDEROSAA 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 ponderosa Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Basin Big Sagebrush - Bitterbrush Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684573 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000178   Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Artemisia tridentata - Purshia tridentata Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus ponderosa / Artemisia tridentata - Purshia tridentata Woodland