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Pinus ponderosa / Oryzopsis asperifolia Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Oryzopsis asperifolia Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This ponderosa pine community is found in the Black Hills of western South Dakota in the United States. Stands occur on sandy loams to silt loams on flat to gently sloping topography. The dominant tree is <i>Pinus ponderosa</i>. No other mature trees have been found in the canopy. There is a poorly developed shrub layer containing species such as <i>Spiraea betulifolia</i> and <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i>. The scattered herb layer is made up mostly of <i>Oryzopsis asperifolia</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Carex siccata, Galium boreale</i> and <i>Schizachne purpurascens</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31032-{DCDEDC1B-0498-4849-BE3B-DA62012B3775}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-Oct-1995 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684396 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002123
  Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Roughleaf Ricegrass Woodland
  Common: Ponderosa Pine / Roughleaf Ricegrass Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Oryzopsis asperifolia Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002123
(similar) Pinus ponderosa / Oryzopsis asperifolia Woodland
(similar) Pinus ponderosa / Oryzopsis asperifolia Woodland