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Juniperus occidentalis / Cercocarpus ledifolius / Carex geyeri Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus occidentalis / Cercocarpus ledifolius / Carex geyeri Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: In this association Juniperus occidentalis and Cercocarpus ledifolius (and occasionally Pinus ponderosa) compose the canopy over Carex geyeri and other graminoids. Grasses are the most common associated species, due to the proximity of grasslands. Principal grasses include Pseudoroegneria spicata, Poa secunda, and Koeleria macrantha. This association is often transitional between deep soil bunchgrass-dominated vegetation and Pinus ponderosa forests. Increasing with disturbance are Achillea millefolium, Balsamorhiza sagittata and annual Bromus species, such as the non-native Bromus tectorum. This association occurs at moderate elevations, around 5400 feet. It occurs on gentle to steep slopes at moderate soil depths and on varying substrates. Fire may severely damage this association due to the susceptibility of Juniperus occidentalis and Cercocarpus ledifolius to mortality from burning, and as a result many occurrences are adjacent to steep bluffs, canyons and other natural firebreaks. This woodland occurs in association with large peat domes in the tidewater region of North Carolina and Virginia. The canopy is dominated by Pinus serotina, and canopy closure varies from woodland structure to a nearly closed canopy. Historic accounts suggest that these communities were once much more common than now, and formerly had more open canopy [see Pinus serotina / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta Wooded Shrubland (CEGL003851) in III.A.2.N.j Arundinaria gigantea Saturated Wooded Shrubland Alliance (A.804)].  Accession Code: VB.CC.25426.JUNIPERUSOCCIDE 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: Juniperus occidentalis Wooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Western Juniper / Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany / Geyer's Sedge Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688439 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000724   Scientific: Juniperus occidentalis / Cercocarpus ledifolius / Carex geyeri Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Western Juniper / Mountain-mahogany / Elk Sedge (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Juniperus occidentalis / Cercocarpus ledifolius / Carex geyeri Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation