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Juniperus coahuilensis / Canotia holacantha Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus coahuilensis / Canotia holacantha Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: These woodlands have been described from south of the Mogollon Rim in central Arizona from dissected plains, valleys with eroding breaks of alluvium, and eroding hills. Sites are flat to steep, often with eroded substrates derived from calcareous parent materials. Stands have an open, evergreen, scale-leaved tree canopy (5-10% cover) that is dominated by <i>Juniperus coahuilensis (= Juniperus erythrocarpa)</i>, sometimes with <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> codominating. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Canotia holacantha</i> and may include other species such as <i>Quercus turbinella, Nolina microcarpa, Mahonia haematocarpa, Mahonia fremontii, Dasylirion wheeleri, Prosopis velutina, Yucca elata</i> and <i>Yucca baccata</i>. The typically sparse herbaceous layer is mainly composed of perennial graminoids with scattered forbs. Common species may include <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua eriopoda, Aristida</i> spp., <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus, Hesperostipa neomexicana (= Stipa neomexicana), Muhlenbergia porteri</i>, and many others. The dominance of <i>Canotia holacantha</i> in the understory and the sparse cover of <i>Quercus turbinella</i> and perennial graminoids separate this association from other <i>Juniperus coahuilensis</i>-dominated woodlands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33881.CEGL000701 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.2.684361 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Redberry Juniper / Crucifixion-thorn Woodland   Scientific: Juniperus coahuilensis / Canotia holacantha Woodland   Code: CEGL000701