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Juniperus osteosperma / Mahonia fremontii Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus osteosperma / Mahonia fremontii Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This woodland association is known primarily from the Colorado Plateau in Utah. The vegetation is characterized by an open canopy, typically 2 to 5 m tall, of <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> with 6 to 30% cover, and an understory dominated by <i>Mahonia fremontii</i> with 3 to 12% cover; total vegetation cover ranges from 23 to 61%. Associated shrubs include <i>Atriplex canescens, Ephedra viridis, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Rhus trilobata, Symphoricarpos longiflorus</i>, and <i>Yucca angustissima</i>. Herbaceous species provide sparse cover and may include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Pleuraphis jamesii, Aristida purpurea, Sporobolus airoides, Machaeranthera canescens</i>, and <i>Lepidium montanum var. jonesii</i>. Biological soil crusts are well-developed but sparse in some stands and provide up to 43% cover in others. Stands occur on the deep soils of plateaus, stream terraces, benches, and wash banks. Sites are flat to steep slopes between 1362 and 1865 m elevation. Bare soil or litter cover most of the unvegetated surface, depending on density of the vegetation and degree of disturbance. Dead wood and biological soil crusts provide sparse to moderate cover. Soils are rapidly drained sandy loams or loamy sands derived from alluvium or eolian deposits.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32814-{61729083-403D-4C38-8408-D2E8AC10E34E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Aug-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Juniperus osteosperma Colorado Plateau Shrubby Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.794090 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003965   Translated: Utah Juniper / Fremont's Mahonia Woodland   Scientific: Juniperus osteosperma / Mahonia fremontii Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Juniperus osteosperma / Mahonia fremontii Woodland