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Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cushion Plant Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cushion Plant Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland association has only been described from Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah and may be confined to the immediate area because of the narrow suite of sensitive herbaceous species that defines the community. This summary is derived from plot data collected in the park in 1987 and 1988. The association occurs on high slopes; sites slope gently to the north between 2073 and 2195 m elevation. Parent materials include a variety of sedimentary rocks, giving rise to coarse-textured, rapidly drained soils that often have a surface cap of fine gravel. Total vegetation cover rarely exceeds 50%. The <i>Pinus edulis</i> and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> canopy ranges between 15 and 35% cover. <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> is absent from one stand. The understory is often technically sparse in cover; there is no developed shrub layer, but there are generally scattered individuals of <i>Artemisia bigelovii, Eriogonum microthecum, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Opuntia polyacantha</i>, and <i>Shepherdia rotundifolia</i> present. The herbaceous layer is diverse in terms of species composition but provides sparse to low cover. Forbs, particularly sensitive cushion plants, define this community and include <i>Arenaria eastwoodiae, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, Erigeron compactus, Erigeron pumilus, Eriogonum alatum, Frasera albomarginata, Heterotheca villosa, Hymenopappus filifolius, Paronychia sessiliflora, Polygala subspinosa, Stenotus armerioides, Tetraneuris acaulis, Tetraneuris torreyana, Townsendia aprica</i>, and <i>Townsendia incana</i>. Graminoids include occasional tufts of <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i> and <i>Aristida purpurea</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31283-{3C18E093-916C-4BCA-A5C3-390E68B1CFC7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 02-Nov-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.769221 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002375
  Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Cushion Plant Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cushion Plant Woodland
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(similar) Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cushion Plant Woodland