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Pinus ponderosa / Festuca arizonica Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Festuca arizonica Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This ponderosa pine woodland association is known from mountains in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and the Trans-Pecos (Mt. Livermore in the Davis Mountains) of Texas. It occurs on all aspects and landscape positions within an elevational range of 2195-2900 m (7200-9500 feet). Slopes are gentle to very steep. This association is the coolest and wettest of grassy <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> types, and soils are typically deeper than other related <i>Pinus</i> types. This woodland has an open parklike character with scattered trees (not more then 50% cover) and an abundant herbaceous understory. <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> is the dominant tree and the climax overstory species. In the southern portion of its range, other species may be present in the canopy, including <i>Pinus edulis, Pinus cembroides</i>, and <i>Pinus strobiformis</i>. <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and <i>Juniperus deppeana</i> are occasionally present. Shrubs are scarce but are often present; species vary with latitude and include <i>Quercus gambelii, Artemisia tridentata, Chrysothamnus depressus, Ribes cereum, Ceanothus fendleri, Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>, and <i>Mahonia repens</i>. Dominance by grasses and sometimes forbs is diagnostic for this type. <i>Festuca arizonica</i> and <i>Muhlenbergia montana</i> are consistently present. <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i> and <i>Danthonia parryi</i> can be very abundant in relatively dry or wet stands, respectively. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29765-{F635693B-8C0B-4B66-AD4E-99ACB1B075D8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 24-Oct-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683264 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000856
  Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Arizona Fescue Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Festuca arizonica Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000856
(similar) Pinus ponderosa / Festuca arizonica Woodland
(similar) Pinus ponderosa / Festuca arizonica Woodland