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Pinus monophylla - Juniperus osteosperma / Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - Mixed Shrub Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus monophylla - Juniperus osteosperma / Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - Mixed Shrub Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is currently described from the Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This woodland association is known from elevations ranging from 2157-2414 m (7080-7920 feet) on moderate to steep slopes. Sites include low to high slopes, ridges and summits on all aspects. Substrates are rocky and composed of colluvium, bedrock, and glacial deposits derived from granite and limestone. This association is characterized by a sparse to open (10-50% cover) canopy dominated by <i>Pinus monophylla</i> and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i>. Occasionally, <i>Abies concolor</i> or <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> may occur as canopy associates. The understory is characterized by sparse to moderately dense (5-50%) shrub layer dominated by <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana</i>. In some stands <i>Amelanchier utahensis</i> or <i>Ephedra viridis</i> may codominate. Other common shrub associates include <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Ericameria nauseosa, Eriogonum microthecum, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Holodiscus dumosus, Mahonia repens, Prunus virginiana, Purshia glandulosa</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>. The herbaceous layer may be very sparse to moderately dense (up 50% cover), the most common dominants being <i>Poa fendleriana</i> and <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i>. The exotic <i>Bromus tectorum</i> has invaded many stands and may be the dominant herbaceous species. Forbs are of little importance and no species has high constancy. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34195-{0011D715-D62E-4C74-99D1-82699BCE337D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.857863 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005436
  Translated: Singleleaf Pinyon - Utah Juniper / Mountain Big Sagebrush - Mixed Shrub Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus monophylla - Juniperus osteosperma / Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - Mixed Shrub Woodland
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