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Cercocarpus montanus Rock Pavement Sparse Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cercocarpus montanus Rock Pavement Sparse Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association has only been described from Zion National Park, Utah. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. At Zion National Park, the total shrub cover in this association is between 5 and 20%. <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i> usually dominates or codominates the shrub component with various combinations of <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Arctostaphylos patula</i>, and/or <i>Quercus gambelii</i>. Single standing <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> and <i>Pinus edulis</i> may be found. Few herbaceous species are present and they are extremely sparse in cover. This association occurs on gentle to steep mesa rims and mountain ridges where most of the exposed ground is rock pavement or high cover of small and large rock fragments. Soils are sandy or silty. Elevation ranges from 2042 to 2500 m (6700-8200 feet). 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31880-{C509F9A3-8F43-48FC-9305-DBFC869862E8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 5
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Jan-2002 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686063 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002978
  Translated: Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany Rock Pavement Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: Cercocarpus montanus Rock Pavement Sparse Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002978
(similar) Cercocarpus montanus Rock Pavement Sparse Vegetation
(similar) Cercocarpus montanus Rock Pavement Sparse Vegetation