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Pinus ponderosa / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This ponderosa pine community is found along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains from the southwestern United States to the Canadian border, and on escarpments into the adjacent Great Plains. Stands have been found on moderate slopes with a variety of aspects, although north- and east-facing are most common. The soils are clay loams, sandy loams, and silt loams. The vegetation contains a moderately open to closed canopy that is 10-20 m tall. <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> is the sole dominant species. <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i> forms a subcanopy 2-4 m tall. Other shrubs, such as <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i> and <i>Rhus trilobata var. trilobata</i>, are also common. The herbaceous layer is sparse to absent. The plants that do occupy this stratum are mostly graminoids typical of dry prairie, such as <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Carex filifolia, Piptatherum micranthum (= Oryzopsis micrantha), Poa pratensis</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36908.CEGL000861
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:   Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Rocky Mountain Juniper Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland
  Code: CEGL000861
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689610 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo