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Juniperus scopulorum / Piptatheropsis micrantha Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus scopulorum / Piptatheropsis micrantha Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This Rocky Mountain juniper community type is found in the western Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur almost exclusively on steep (30-70%) north-facing slopes. The soils are shallow and poorly developed; loamy sands and sandy loams predominate. The vegetation is an evergreen woodland with moderately open to dense cover of <i>Juniperus scopulorum, Juniperus virginiana</i>, or introgressant hybrids of the two. Woody species other than <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i> or <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> occur sporadically, but none achieves prominence. Most of the trees are small (10-20 cm dbh) and few exceed 6 m. Where the density of the tree canopy is high, the short-shrub and herbaceous strata are not well-developed. In more open places <i>Piptatheropsis micrantha</i> is often abundant. Other common herbaceous species include <i>Campanula rotundifolia, Galium boreale</i>, and <i>Maianthemum stellatum</i>. Mosses and lichens can cover much of the ground. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29656-{32C7BF78-6827-4E35-954D-59B99F49D1AA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 15
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-Oct-1995 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687620 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000747
  Translated: Rocky Mountain Juniper / Little-seed Ricegrass Woodland
  Common: Rocky Mountain Juniper / Little-seed Ricegrass Woodland
  Scientific: Juniperus scopulorum / Piptatheropsis micrantha Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000747
(similar) Juniperus scopulorum / Piptatherum micranthum Woodland
(similar) Juniperus scopulorum / Piptatherum micranthum Woodland