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Name: CEGL004159
Reference: UNKNOWN
Description: This semi-natural association is found on level to rolling terrain. It is a result of altered ecological processes including, but not limited to, land-clearing or heavy grazing pressures followed by juniper invasion and fire suppression. It occupies areas that are believed to have historically supported grasslands or woodlands with high cover of Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem). Canopy closure and height are variable, as are shrub and herbaceous associates. Typically, a single age-class of Juniperus ashei (Ashe's juniper) dominates this association, comprising greater than 90% cover of the canopy or shrub strata. Less than 10% of the canopy may be comprised of scattered individuals of Quercus fusiformis (plateau oak), Quercus buckleyi (Buckley oak), Ulmus crassifolia (cedar elm), Fraxinus texensis (Texas ash), and Quercus stellata (post oak). Shrub cover, of species other than Juniperus ashei (Ashe's juniper), is low but may include Rhus lanceolata (prairie sumac), Baccharis neglecta (Rooseveltweed), Forestiera pubescens (stretchberry), Mahonia trifoliolata (algerita), Rhus trilobata (skunkbush sumac), Cornus drummondii (roughleaf dogwood), and Opuntia engelmannii (cactus apple). Herbaceous cover varies depending on density of woody cover. Common species in the more open-canopy stands include Carex planostachys (cedar sedge), Brickellia cylindracea (gravelbar brickellbush), Bouteloua rigidiseta (Texas grama), Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem), Sporobolus compositus (composite dropseed), and several exotic grass species, especially Bothriochloa ischaemum (yellow bluestem). Patchy exposures of bare ground are common and a dense layer of juniper needles may also be present. 
Accession Code: VB.cc.29755.CEGL004159
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
      Party Perspective according to: Reemts, Charlotte
Perspective from: 23-Apr-2008 to: ongoing
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Code: CEGL004159
  Translated: Ashe's Juniper semi-natural forest
  Scientific: Juniperus ashei Semi-natural Forest