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A.502 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.502
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This woodland alliance of the Mojave Desert, southern California, and the Baja Peninsula, grows on ridges, slopes and valleys on soils derived from bedrock or alluvium. Annual precipitation totals are quite low, varying from 20-40 cm. The precipitation is strongly seasonal, with the bulk falling between November and April. Stands are found from 1000-2450 m elevation. This semi-arid and desert woodland is dominated by ~Juniperus californica$. Other trees present may include ~Quercus turbinella, Yucca brevifolia, Pinus quadrifolia$, and ~Pinus monophylla$. An open or intermittent shrub layer may include ~Artemisia tridentata, Coleogyne ramosissima, Yucca whipplei, Yucca schidigera, Ephedra$ spp., ~Purshia stansburiana (= Purshia mexicana var. stansburiana)$, and ~Lepidospartum squamatum$. The herbaceous layer is sparse or dominated by graminoids. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2147.A502
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.A.5.N.e
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: JUNIPERUS CALIFORNICA WOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.502
  Common: California Juniper Wooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Juniperus californica Wooded Shrubland Alliance