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Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Mixed Shrubs Talus Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Mixed Shrubs Talus Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This Colorado Plateau open woodland association is found in western Colorado and eastern Utah. The sparse to open tree canopy is 2-10 m tall. <i>Pinus edulis</i> and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> are the dominant canopy trees. The composition of the shrub stratum can be diverse with low to sparse canopy coverage. Common species are <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Artemisia bigelovii, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Cercocarpus montanus, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Echinocereus triglochidiatus, Ephedra viridis, Eriogonum corymbosum, Fendlera rupicola, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Opuntia</i> spp., and <i>Rhus trilobata</i>. The herbaceous layer also provides sparse to low cover. Cryptogams are rare or absent on these active slopes. This woodland association can have sparse to moderate total vegetation cover (4-61%) but is most often relatively sparse (&lt;15% cover). Sites occur between 1330 and 2290 m (4365-7500 feet) in elevation, on gentle to steep slopes on any aspect and generally occur on lower slopes where rocks accumulate. The unvegetated ground surface is mostly bedrock and large and small rocks. Soils are rapidly drained. The parent material is talus rockfall. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31237-{44E7C4DF-AD5B-4B05-B730-D55A532BFEFA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 13-Jul-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.758193 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002328
  Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Mixed Shrubs Talus Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Mixed Shrubs Talus Woodland
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(similar) Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Mixed Shrubs Talus Woodland