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Juniperus monosperma / Muhlenbergia pauciflora Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus monosperma / Muhlenbergia pauciflora Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This Madrean woodland or savanna occurs in central and south-central New Mexico and is a major association of the San Andres Mountains. Sites are typically found on cool aspects of steep scarp slopes at elevations of 1700 to 2150 m (5500-7000 feet). Occasionally it is found on more gentle dipslopes or along the toeslopes of mountain valleys. Soils are mostly shallow and loamy with significant gravel, cobble and even a stony component (50% or more of the profile can be made up of coarse fragments). Vegetation is characterized by an open canopy of mature <i>Juniperus monosperma</i>; saplings or seedlings are also common. Occasionally seedling or sapling <i>Pinus edulis</i> can be present, commonly under the canopy of <i>Juniperus monosperma</i>. The understory is characterized by scattered bunches of <i>Muhlenbergia pauciflora</i> with a scattering of forbs. Other grasses may be well-represented or abundant, including <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Hesperostipa comata, Muhlenbergia setifolia, Tridens muticus</i>, and <i>Achnatherum scribneri (= Stipa scribneri)</i>. A wide variety of forbs can occur, but forb species richness and abundance on a stand-by-stand basis are low; <i>Lesquerella fendleri, Melampodium leucanthum</i>, and <i>Viguiera dentata</i> are most constant. Shrubs are usually present and may form an open layer (>5% cover) with <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae, Rhus trilobata</i>, and <i>Yucca baccata</i> being the most abundant and constant.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31796.CEGL005387 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.2.827851 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: One-seed Juniper / New Mexico Muhly Woodland   Code: CEGL005387   Scientific: Juniperus monosperma / Muhlenbergia pauciflora Woodland