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Pinus ponderosa / Grass Understory Southern Rocky Mountain Open Woodland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Grass Understory Southern Rocky Mountain Open Woodland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These woodlands are characterized by widely spaced canopies primarily dominated by <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> in association with other conifers, including <i>Juniperus</i> spp., <i>Pinus discolor, Pinus edulis</i>, and <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. The typically moderately dense herbaceous layer has greater cover than the shrub layer and is dominated by graminoids. The most common dominant graminoids include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Bouteloua gracilis, Festuca arizonica, Muhlenbergia montana, Muhlenbergia straminea</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. These woodlands occur from the central and southern Rocky Mountains, extending south to the mountains of western Texas, escarpments of the Great Plains and west to the Mogollon Rim and Colorado Plateau. Stands occur on bottomlands, elevated plains, cinder cones, piedmont slopes, mesas, foothills, and mountains at elevations ranging from 1700-2900 m. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38706-{27CFE00E-8134-4ABF-AA4E-14896CBBB49D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Mar-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899543 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3419
  Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Grass Understory Southern Rocky Mountain Open Woodland Alliance
  Common: Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine / Grass Open Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Grass Understory Southern Rocky Mountain Open Woodland Alliance