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Juniperus monosperma / Fallugia paradoxa Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus monosperma / Fallugia paradoxa Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This woodland association is known from El Malpais National Monument and Carson National Forest in New Mexico. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. In El Malpais, this association occurs between approximately 2010 and 2290 m (6600-7500 feet) elevation on very gently rolling basalt lava plateaus (Bandera, Hoya de Cibola, and McCarty's flow). Ground surface is rough and broken, and dominated by relatively unweathered lava rock. <i>Juniperus monosperma</i> is the dominant species in the sparse, savanna-like tree canopies of this lava association; <i>Pinus edulis</i> occurs infrequently. There is no apparent regeneration of either species. The open canopies allow for a relatively abundant shrub layer dominated by <i>Fallugia paradoxa</i>. <i>Rhus trilobata</i> and the cacti <i>Echinocereus coccineus, Opuntia phaeacantha</i>, and <i>Opuntia polyacantha</i> are frequent associates, though they are poorly represented. Graminoids (including <i>Elymus elymoides, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i>) are the most abundant in terms of herbaceous species cover. <i>Heterotheca villosa</i> is the most common and abundant forb. Overall species richness is low, with 13 graminoids and 17 forbs found from plots attributed to this association. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31642.CEGL000716
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685618 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: One-seed Juniper / Apache Plume Woodland
  Scientific: Juniperus monosperma / Fallugia paradoxa Woodland
  Code: CEGL000716