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Juniperus monosperma / Forestiera pubescens Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus monosperma / Forestiera pubescens Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is only known to occur at Bandelier National Monument in north-central New Mexico. The current description is based on data received from there and will be updated when additional inventory data are available. This lower-elevation semi-riparian association occurs between 1655 and 1880 m (5430-6170 feet) along canyon drainage bottoms adjacent to intermittent and perennial stream channels of moderate gradients (8-22%) or around springs or seeps. Solar exposures are low to moderate, and aspects are predominantly southeasterly (with occasional northerly exposure). Sites vary from boulder-strewn canyon bottoms, to gravelly and sandy washes with colluvial or alluvial substrates derived from basalt, andesite, and rhyolitic tuff. This short-statured coniferous woodland has a very open (10% cover) to closed canopy (85% cover) that is dominated by <i>Juniperus monosperma</i>. Occasional riparian trees are present but never dominant (e.g., <i>Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Populus angustifolia</i>, or introduced tree <i>Elaeagnus angustifolia</i>). This association is characteristically shrubby and dominated by <i>Forestiera pubescens</i>, which can be well-represented to abundant. Among the 18 other shrubs reported for the type, <i>Fallugia paradoxa</i> and <i>Rhus trilobata</i> are the most frequent and abundant. The herbaceous layer is highly variable in cover (3-80%) and species composition. Among the 66 species reported for the association are obligate wetland species (<i>Eleocharis palustris, Polypogon viridis, Carex praegracilis</i>, or <i>Mimulus glabratus</i>) and typical upland associates (<i>Bouteloua gracilis, Poa fendleriana</i>, or <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31779.CEGL005371
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]
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  Translated: One-seed Juniper / Stretchberry Woodland
  Code: CEGL005371
  Scientific: Juniperus monosperma / Forestiera pubescens Woodland