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Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Purshia stansburiana Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Purshia stansburiana Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This woodland association is known from the Colorado Plateau of southern Utah and Colorado south to central Arizona. It occurs on dry sites on canyon rims, ridges and slopes. Elevations range from 1400 to 2165 m. Stands typically occur on gentle to moderately steep slopes on all aspects. The soils are generally shallow and rocky, ranging from sand to clay loam in texture. Rock outcrop and bare soil are common. Parent materials include sandstone and shale. The vegetation is characterized by an open to moderately dense tree canopy (10-60% cover) codominated by <i>Pinus edulis</i> and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i>. <i>Purshia stansburiana</i> dominates or codominates the sparse to moderately dense short-shrub layer, often with <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> in the northern part of its range. <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i> and <i>Purshia tridentata</i> are scarce or absent. Other shrubs may be present, including <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Arctostaphylos patula, Chamaebatiaria millefolium, Ephedra viridis, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Quercus gambelii</i> (&lt;5% cover), or species of <i>Yucca</i> and <i>Opuntia</i>. Herbaceous cover is variable, ranging from sparse to moderately dense, but generally dominated by graminoids (&lt;5% cover) with scattered perennial forbs. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33304.CEGL000782
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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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: Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Stansbury's Cliffrose Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Purshia stansburiana Woodland
  Code: CEGL000782