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Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos pungens Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos pungens Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: These open woodlands have been described from canyon sides, terraces, benches and elevated plains in central and north-central Arizona and may extend into adjacent Utah and southwestern New Mexico. Elevations range from 1520-2440 m. Sites are flat to steep slopes often with southern aspects. Substrates are rocky soil derived from sandstone or limestone. Stands have a total vegetation cover of 20-60%. They are patchy with an open (&gt;5% cover) conifer tree canopy 3-8 m tall that is codominated by <i>Pinus edulis</i> and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i>. The short-shrub layer has over 25% cover and is often a dense and diverse thicket dominated by the evergreen sclerophyllous shrubs <i>Arctostaphylos pungens</i> and <i>Quercus turbinella</i>. Other shrub species often include <i>Garrya flavescens, Ephedra viridis, Yucca baccata, Artemisia tridentata, Amelanchier</i> spp., <i>Cercocarpus montanus, Cercocarpus intricatus, Mahonia fremontii, Purshia stansburiana, Yucca baccata, Rhus trilobata</i>, and <i>Glossopetalon spinescens</i>. The herbaceous layer is typically sparse if present and is composed of scattered forbs and graminoids. The dominance of <i>Arctostaphylos pungens</i> often with <i>Quercus turbinella</i> in the dense, short-shrub layer, and the sparse herbaceous cover separate this association from other <i>Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma</i> woodlands. Small treeless thickets are included in this association.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29684-{A15B0556-32B2-4EA2-8E13-C4A701D06540} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 16-Oct-2018 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Shrub Understory Foothill & Lower Montane Dry-Mesic Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685188 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000775   Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Pointleaf Manzanita Woodland   Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos pungens Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Pinus edulis / Arctostaphylos pungens Woodland (similar) CEGL000775 (similar) Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos pungens Woodland