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Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is found on the Colorado Plateau of southern Utah on flat to gently sloping sites between 1707 and 2103 m (5600-6900 feet) elevation. Slope aspects tend toward western and southern, and parent materials are typically sandstone, although shale is possible. Soils are loamy sands, sandy loams, and clay loams and are rapidly drained. The unvegetated surface has moderate cover of bare soil and varying cover of cryptogams, litter, and small and large rocks. This woodland association has a short (2-10 m), open tree canopy (10-30% cover). <i>Pinus edulis</i> and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> are the most abundant tree species, each of which typically has from 5-25% cover. The shrub layer has moderate cover (5-30%) and can be fairly diverse. <i>Arctostaphylos patula</i> dominates the shrub layer with 5-30% cover. Other common shrubs include <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Cercocarpus intricatus, Eriogonum microthecum, Opuntia</i> spp., <i>Quercus gambelii</i>, and <i>Shepherdia rotundifolia</i>. The herbaceous layer has sparse to low cover and low to moderate species diversity. It may contain the graminoids <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Muhlenbergia pungens</i>, and <i>Poa fendleriana</i> and the forbs <i>Comandra umbellata, Penstemon eatonii</i>, and <i>Lepidium montanum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32966.CEGL002939
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.2.685061 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Greenleaf Manzanita Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland
  Code: CEGL002939