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Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus ledifolius Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus ledifolius Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland association occurs on ridges, mountains and plateaus in the Colorado Plateau of eastern and southern Utah and western Colorado. Sites are moderately steep to steep. Stands in the northern part of the range tend to be on slopes with southerly aspects; in the southern part of the range, northerly aspects are more common. Elevations range from 2400 to 2770 m (7900-9100 feet) in Utah and from 2200 to 2260 m (7200-7400 feet) in Colorado. The unvegetated surface is primarily covered by large rocks, bare soil and bedrock exposures. Downed wood is common. Parent materials are sandstone or quartzite bedrock or colluvium. Soils are rapidly drained and range in texture from clay loam to loamy sand. Total vegetation cover ranges from 13 to 80%. The vegetation is characterized by an open canopy of <i>Pinus edulis, Juniperus scopulorum</i>, and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> trees, with <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> trees or shrubs that range in cover from 5 to 30%. The associated short- and dwarf-shrub layer typically provides sparse to low cover and includes <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Arctostaphylos patula, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Cercocarpus montanus, Ericameria nauseosa, Quercus gambelii</i>, and <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>. The herbaceous layer is somewhat diverse in terms of species composition but provides less than 10% total cover. Common graminoids include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Elymus elymoides, Poa fendleriana</i>, and <i>Carex</i> spp. Forbs present may include <i>Balsamorhiza sagittata, Chenopodium album, Descurainia californica</i>, and <i>Petradoria pumila</i>. Seedling <i>Pinus edulis</i> and <i>Juniperus</i> spp. are often present. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31842-{324282D7-8FF2-4946-9A64-E7A8A5D33EC3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 29-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685062 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002940
  Translated: Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus ledifolius Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma / Cercocarpus ledifolius Woodland