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Pinus ponderosa / Leymus salinus Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Leymus salinus Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This open woodland is described only from Bryce Canyon National Park on the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. This common woodland occurs on hillslopes, flat mesatops, in swales and valley bottoms, between 2136 and 2465 m in elevation, at all aspects. Soils range from rapidly drained loams and sandy loams to silty clays. The vegetation is characterized by the canopy tree <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> with 2-49% cover, and the medium-tall bunchgrass <i>Leymus salinus</i> that contributes 3-32% cover. Other trees present may include <i>Juniperus scopulorum, Pinus flexilis, Pinus edulis</i>, and <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. A few scattered shrubs may include <i>Ceanothus martinii, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Purshia tridentata, Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Tetradymia canescens, Artemisia nova, Chrysothamnus depressus, Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, and <i>Mahonia repens</i>. The herbaceous layer has sparse to moderate cover. Additional graminoids include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Carex rossii, Elymus elymoides, Hesperostipa comata, Koeleria macrantha</i>, and <i>Poa fendleriana</i>. Various forbs are also present at low cover, and a few stands have sparse cover of moss or biotic soil crust (dark cyanobacteria, lichens, and mosses). 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34122-{452DFCF6-454B-4485-914B-F3085E7568A7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-Apr-2012 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.815414 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005362
  Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Saline Wildrye Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Leymus salinus Woodland
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(similar) Pinus ponderosa / Leymus salinus Woodland