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Cercocarpus ledifolius / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cercocarpus ledifolius / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland association is currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. Stands of this association are found between 2315 and 2835 m (7600-9300 feet) of elevation on northwest to southwest aspects. Stands usually occur on midslopes though some occur on upper slopes and ridges. Slopes are moderate to steep, and soils are silty to sandy loams derived from igneous or metamorphic parent material. This association forms an intermittent canopy of <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> 2-5 m in height. Occasional emergent individuals of <i>Juniperus occidentalis</i> may be present. <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> dominates the shrub layer. <i>Symphoricarpos rotundifolius</i> is the diagnostic shrub. <i>Eriogonum umbellatum, Holodiscus discolor, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i>, and <i>Linanthus pungens</i> may also be present. The herbaceous layer is quite sparse and dominated by graminoids. <i>Melica stricta, Elymus elymoides</i>, and/or <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i> are usually present. A wide diversity of other graminoids and forbs may be present at very low cover values. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36683-{C250A6C7-D92F-4D72-9A3D-3740448CE31D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 8
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689745 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008637
  Translated: Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany / Roundleaf Snowberry Woodland
  Scientific: Cercocarpus ledifolius / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL008637
(similar) Cercocarpus ledifolius / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Woodland
(similar) Cercocarpus ledifolius / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Woodland