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Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is found on the Colorado Plateau of southern Utah on flat to gently sloping sites between 1707 and 2103 m (5600-6900 feet) elevation. Slope aspects tend toward western and southern, and parent materials are typically sandstone, although shale is possible. Soils are loamy sands, sandy loams, and clay loams and are rapidly drained. The unvegetated surface has moderate cover of bare soil and varying cover of cryptogams, litter, and small and large rocks. This woodland association has a short (2-10 m), open tree canopy (10-30% cover). <i>Pinus edulis</i> and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> are the most abundant tree species, each of which typically has from 5-25% cover. The shrub layer has moderate cover (5-30%) and can be fairly diverse. <i>Arctostaphylos patula</i> dominates the shrub layer with 5-30% cover. Other common shrubs include <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Cercocarpus intricatus, Eriogonum microthecum, Opuntia</i> spp., <i>Quercus gambelii</i>, and <i>Shepherdia rotundifolia</i>. The herbaceous layer has sparse to low cover and low to moderate species diversity. It may contain the graminoids <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Muhlenbergia pungens</i>, and <i>Poa fendleriana</i> and the forbs <i>Comandra umbellata, Penstemon eatonii</i>, and <i>Lepidium montanum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31841-{C17E132E-5126-413E-B351-1F4CB192B199} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 6
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 11-Apr-2006 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Shrub Understory Foothill & Lower Montane Dry-Mesic Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685061 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002939   Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Greenleaf Manzanita Woodland   Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL002939 (similar) Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland (similar) Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland