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Arctostaphylos patula - Quercus gambelii - (Amelanchier utahensis) Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Arctostaphylos patula - Quercus gambelii - (Amelanchier utahensis) Shrubland
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Description: This tall shrubland is known only from southern Utah, from Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks. This shrubland occurs on gentle to steep slopes of mesas and high-elevation plateaus, from 1829 to 2109 m (6000-6919 feet). It occurs at all aspects on mostly well-drained sandy loam soil. Stands of this association are common and widespread in Zion National Park and less common in Bryce Canyon National Park. <i>Arctostaphylos patula</i> and <i>Quercus gambelii</i> codominate, each with cover ranging from 5 to 50%. Other shrubs occur with less than 10% cover and include <i>Mahonia fremontii, Mahonia repens, Cercocarpus montanus, Ceanothus martinii, Amelanchier utahensis, Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Quercus turbinella</i>, and <i>Ericameria nauseosa</i>. The herbaceous layer provides sparse cover and includes grasses, such as <i>Poa fendleriana, Bouteloua gracilis, Leymus salinus</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>, and forbs <i>Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata), Physaria chambersii</i>, and <i>Stenotus armerioides (= Haplopappus armerioides)</i>. A few emergent trees are often present near this community and include <i>Pinus edulis, Juniperus scopulorum</i>, and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i>, both as large trees and as saplings. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34309.CEGL002695
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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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  Scientific: Arctostaphylos patula - Quercus gambelii - (Amelanchier utahensis) Shrubland
  Code: CEGL002695
  Translated: Greenleaf Manzanita - Gambel Oak - (Utah Serviceberry) Shrubland