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Juniperus occidentalis / Artemisia tridentata / Carex filifolia Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus occidentalis / Artemisia tridentata / Carex filifolia Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Juniperus occidentalis is the dominant tree in this old-growth, relatively open woodland. There is a shrub-steppe type understory which is dominated by Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis with Purshia tridentata as an occasional associate. Grasses dominate the forb layer, with Carex filifolia composing more than half of this cover. Other common associates include Pseudoroegneria spicata, Festuca idahoensis, Koeleria macrantha, Elymus elymoides, Eriogonum microthecum, and Tetradymia canescens. Areas in good condition have high cover of mosses, especially under the Juniperus occidentalis trees. Elevation ranges from 1250-1430 m. The community is located on a broad ridgetop to plateau of rolling topography, although most occurrences are on north-facing slopes. Most precipitation occurs as snow, summers are warm and dry with 1-4 months without rain. Soils are sandy-textured and developed in 30-60 cm of aerially deposited pumice over well-cracked Columbia basalt bedrock.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27088.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 / Basin Big Sagebrush / Threadleaf Sedge Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689402 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Juniperus occidentalis / Artemisia tridentata / Carex filifolia Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Western Juniper / Big Sagebrush / Threadleaf Sedge   Code: CEGL001719 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Juniperus occidentalis / Artemisia tridentata / Carex filifolia Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation