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Juniperus occidentalis / Artemisia tridentata / Carex filifolia Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus occidentalis / Artemisia tridentata / Carex filifolia Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: <i>Juniperus occidentalis</i> is the dominant tree in this old-growth, relatively open woodland. There is a shrub-steppe type understory which is dominated by <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis</i> with <i>Purshia tridentata</i> as an occasional associate. Grasses dominate the forb layer, with <i>Carex filifolia</i> composing more than half of this cover. Other common associates include <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata, Festuca idahoensis, Koeleria macrantha, Elymus elymoides, Eriogonum microthecum</i>, and <i>Tetradymia canescens</i>. Areas in good condition have high cover of mosses, especially under the <i>Juniperus occidentalis</i> trees. Elevation ranges from 1250-1430 m. The community is located on a broad ridgetop to plateau of rolling topography, although most occurrences are on north-facing slopes. Most precipitation occurs as snow, summers are warm and dry with 1-4 months without rain. Soils are sandy-textured and developed in 30-60 cm of aerially deposited pumice over well-cracked Columbia basalt bedrock. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33577.CEGL001719
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]
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  Translated: Western Juniper / Big Sagebrush / Threadleaf Sedge Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Juniperus occidentalis / Artemisia tridentata / Carex filifolia Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001719