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Pinus ponderosa / Artemisia nova Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Artemisia nova Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This Colorado Plateau woodland has been reported from mountains and plateaus in southern Utah and northern Arizona. Stands occur on rocky ridges and benches with various aspects. Elevation ranges from 2100-2750 m (6900-9000 feet). Substrates are typically shallow, gravelly loam, clay loam or silt loam soils derived from basalt or a mix of colluvial shale and sandstone, sometimes with an impermeable subsurface horizon that restricts rooting. Some sites are known to have seasonally high water tables. The vegetation is characterized by an open tree canopy (5-30% cover) that is dominated by <i>Pinus ponderosa</i>. Scattered <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i> or <i>Pinus flexilis</i> trees may also be present. <i>Artemisia nova</i> or <i>Artemisia arbuscula</i> dominates the typically sparse dwarf-shrub layer with 5-20% cover. Occasionally, this association may occur as a very sparse woodland, with total vegetation cover not exceeding 15%. Other shrub species present may include <i>Purshia tridentata, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Ericameria parryi, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Quercus gambelii, Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>, and <i>Tetradymia canescens</i>. If <i>Quercus gambelii</i> is present, it has less than 5% cover and much less cover than <i>Artemisia</i>. The sparse herbaceous layer (<10% cover) is primarily composed of graminoids with scattered forbs and includes <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Bouteloua gracilis, Carex rossii, Elymus elymoides, Leymus salinus (= Elymus salinus), Piptatherum micranthum, Poa fendleriana, Poa secunda, Eriogonum alatum, Eriogonum racemosum, Opuntia</i> spp., and <i>Penstemon caespitosus</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32938.CEGL000846 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.2.683460 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Artemisia nova Woodland   Code: CEGL000846   Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Black Sagebrush Woodland