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Pinus ponderosa / Purshia tridentata / Carex geyeri Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Purshia tridentata / Carex geyeri Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland is known from the Ochoco Range and southern Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon and is reported from California and may occur in Washington. It is found between 1465-1650 m (4800-5400 feet) elevation on southerly aspects up to 25% slope. Soils are loams with varying amounts of silt, sand, and clay. <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> is the sole tree, averaging 42% cover. <i>Purshia tridentata</i> is the dominant shrub (13% cover) with minor amounts of <i>Mahonia repens</i> (2% cover) and occasional <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> (4% cover), <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i> (3% cover), and <i>Ceanothus velutinus</i> (2% cover). <i>Carex geyeri</i> (37% cover) dominates the herb layer with occasional <i>Achillea millefolium</i> and <i>Carex rossii</i>. Periodic fires limit <i>Purshia tridentata</i> but maintain <i>Pinus ponderosa</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31514-{61167A12-CC96-48A2-BB1B-58B96D006B24}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686391 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002606
  Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Antelope Bitterbrush / Geyer's Sedge Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Purshia tridentata / Carex geyeri Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002606
(similar) Pinus ponderosa / Purshia tridentata / Carex geyeri Woodland
(similar) Pinus ponderosa / Purshia tridentata / Carex geyeri Woodland