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Juniperus osteosperma / Hesperostipa comata Wooded Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus osteosperma / Hesperostipa comata Wooded Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association is described from the southwestern foothills of the Lemhi Range, Idaho, within the Bitterroot Mountains ecoregional section. The plant association occurs within a region of cool, arid climatic conditions. The average annual precipitation is 25.4-30.5 cm (10-12 inches). The association occurs in lower slope positions, on relatively steep slopes, at 1585 to 2045 m (5200-6700 feet) elevation, on limestone parent materials. Soils are poorly developed, thin and rocky. Little information is available regarding the structure and composition of this association. Stands are characterized by an open woodland structure dominated by <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i>. <i>Hesperostipa comata</i> is abundant in the understory and is the dominant herbaceous species. No additional information is available on species composition of these stands. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30398-{BFE69D13-DF1F-4B2A-84B0-84F4D2386391}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Nov-1993 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687527 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001489
  Translated: Utah Juniper / Needle-and-Thread Wooded Grassland
  Scientific: Juniperus osteosperma / Hesperostipa comata Wooded Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001489
(similar) Juniperus osteosperma / Hesperostipa comata Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Juniperus osteosperma / Hesperostipa comata Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation