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Juniperus osteosperma Wooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus osteosperma Wooded Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This alliance occurs in foothills and mountains of the Mojave Desert and extends into adjacent areas. This wooded shrubland forms an elevational band above desert scrub and below Pinus monophylla - Juniperus osteosperma woodlands. Sites include ridges, slopes, pediments and ravines. Substrates are well-drained and rocky. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense, mixed xeromorphic evergreen short-shrub layer with an open (10-20% cover), emergent small-tree (large-shrub) layer. The tree layer is usually composed solely of Juniperus osteosperma, although scattered Pinus monophylla trees may be present. The short-shrub layer generally has over 25% cover and always exceeds the tree cover. Shrub associates include Ambrosia dumosa, Artemisia tridentata, Atriplex confertifolia, Atriplex confertifolia, Coleogyne ramosissima, Ephedra nevadensis, Ephedra viridis, Ericameria teretifolia, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Grayia spinosa, Gutierrezia microcephala, Purshia glandulosa, Purshia tridentata, Salvia dorrii, Tetradymia axillaris, or Yucca baccata. The herbaceous layer is generally sparse and composed of graminoids such as Achnatherum speciosum or Pleuraphis jamesii. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21115.JUNIPERUSOSTEOS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Oct-2001 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Juniperus osteosperma Wooded Shrubland Alliance
  Translated: Utah Juniper Wooded Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126085 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.2541