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Juniperus osteosperma / Artemisia tridentata Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus osteosperma / Artemisia tridentata Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This sparse woodland association has been reported from semi-arid foothills, plateaus and mountains throughout much of the western Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Great Basin. The vegetation is characterized by an open tree canopy dominated by <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> with <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis</i> dominating the short-shrub layer. Other shrubs may be present but generally with low cover. The sparse to moderately dense herbaceous layer is dominated by graminoids. Elevation ranges from 1220 to 2260 m (4000-7400 feet). This community generally occurs on a variety of slopes and aspects, often at the break between foothill and basin. Soils are generally coarse-textured, calcareous alluvial or eolian deposits derived from sandstone and shale. Evidence of erosion such as gullies and rills is not uncommon. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29639-{3B4ADCD2-18A7-4665-AA64-10B50892D105}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Oct-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686383 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000730
  Translated: Utah Juniper / Basin Big Sagebrush Woodland
  Scientific: Juniperus osteosperma / Artemisia tridentata Woodland
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(similar) Juniperus osteosperma / Artemisia tridentata Woodland
(similar) CEGL000730
(similar) Juniperus osteosperma / Artemisia tridentata Woodland