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Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus intricatus Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus intricatus Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This woodland association occurs on dry, sandstone ridgetops, mesa edges, outcrops, and colluvial slopes at moderate elevations (1740-2380 m) on the Colorado Plateau and in extreme northwestern Colorado, adjacent Utah, and possibly Wyoming. South and southwest aspects are common. Exposed bedrock and large rock may cover over 50% of the stand with vegetation growing in the cracks. These sandstone-derived soils are generally poorly developed, coarse-textured and skeletal. Bare soil is common. The vegetation is characterized by an open tree canopy (10-25% cover) codominated by Pinus edulis and Juniperus osteosperma, and by the dominance of Cercocarpus intricatus in the relatively sparse short-shrub layer (10-25% cover). Amelanchier utahensis, Arctostaphylos patula, Quercus gambelii, or Yucca spp. are often present in many stands. Herbaceous cover is sparse (<5% cover) and is composed of scattered forbs and grasses such as species of Cryptantha, Penstemon, and Opuntia, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides), Bouteloua gracilis, and Poa fendleriana. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21868.PINUSEDULISJUNI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685736 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000779
  Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus intricatus Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus intricatus Woodland