Login | Datasets | Logout
 

View Community Concepts - Detail

Juniperus occidentalis / Cercocarpus ledifolius / Carex geyeri Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
  click to update datacart
Name: Juniperus occidentalis / Cercocarpus ledifolius / Carex geyeri Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: In this association <i>Juniperus occidentalis</i> and <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> (and occasionally <i>Pinus ponderosa</i>) compose the canopy over <i>Carex geyeri</i> and other graminoids. Grasses are the most common associated species, due to the proximity of grasslands. Principal grasses include <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata, Poa secunda</i>, and <i>Koeleria macrantha</i>. This association is often transitional between deep soil bunchgrass-dominated vegetation and <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> forests. Increasing with disturbance are <i>Achillea millefolium, Balsamorhiza sagittata</i> and annual <i>Bromus</i> species, such as the non-native <i>Bromus tectorum</i>. This association occurs at moderate elevations, around 1650 m (5400 feet). It occurs on gentle to steep slopes at moderate soil depths and on varying substrates. Fire may severely damage this association due to the susceptibility of <i>Juniperus occidentalis</i> and <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> to mortality from burning, and as a result many occurrences are adjacent to steep bluffs, canyons and other natural firebreaks. This woodland occurs in association with large peat domes in the tidewater region of North Carolina and Virginia. The canopy is dominated by <i>Pinus serotina</i>, and canopy closure varies from woodland structure to a nearly closed canopy. Historic accounts suggest that these communities were once much more common than now, and formerly had more open canopy [see ~<i>Pinus serotina / Arundinaria gigantea</i> ssp. <i>tecta</i> Wooded Shrubland (CEGL003851)$$ in ~<i>Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta</i> Shrubland Alliance (A0804)$$]. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33572.CEGL000724
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.2.688439 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Western Juniper / Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany / Geyer's Sedge Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Juniperus occidentalis / Cercocarpus ledifolius / Carex geyeri Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL000724