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Pinus edulis - Juniperus monosperma / Quercus x pauciloba Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus monosperma / Quercus x pauciloba Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This woodland association is currently only documented from El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, but has been reported from Colorado as well. At El Malpais, it occurs between around 2085 and 2130 m (6840-7000 feet) in elevation, typically on gently rolling lava plateaus of the Bandera and McCarty's flows, on substrates derived from basalt; it also occurs occasionally on the tops of low hills on Dakota sandstone substrates in the northeast part of the monument. Tree canopies of this woodland association are very open (25-35% cover) and are codominated by <i>Pinus edulis</i> and <i>Juniperus monosperma</i>. Typically <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> is also well-represented in the canopy. The understory of this woodland is characteristically shrubby (up to 15% cover), and is dominated by the diagnostic species <i>Quercus x pauciloba</i>. <i>Opuntia polyacantha, Echinocereus coccineus, Fallugia paradoxa</i>, and <i>Opuntia phaeacantha</i> are all frequent associates in this xeric woodland, though cover is usually low. The herbaceous layer cover is low (up to around 2%) and typically evenly distributed between forbs and graminoids. Xeric woodland species such as <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua curtipendula, Schizachyrium scoparium, Heterotheca villosa, Artemisia carruthii, Schoenocrambe linearifolia</i>, and <i>Glandularia bipinnatifida</i> are most commonly represented in the herbaceous layer.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31707.CEGL000793 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.2.684309 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - One-seed Juniper / Wavyleaf Oak Woodland   Code: CEGL000793   Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus monosperma / Quercus x pauciloba Woodland