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Ceanothus fendleri Shrubland & Shrub-Steppe Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ceanothus fendleri Shrubland & Shrub-Steppe Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: The vegetation is characterized by an open to moderately dense short-shrub layer dominated by <i>Ceanothus fendleri</i>. The herbaceous layer is usually moderately dense to dense (to 80% total cover) with <i>Muhlenbergia montana</i> or <i>Poa fendleriana</i> predominant. Codominants often include <i>Elymus elymoides, Muhlenbergia wrightii, Pascopyrum smithii</i>, or <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Forb cover is highly variable. This montane shrubland and steppe alliance is described from Bandelier National Monument in north-central New Mexico and Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona and likely occurs elsewhere in the southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau. Stands are found on gently rolling mesatops and high level plateaus (5-15% slope), though occasionally they can be found on moderately steep upper sideslopes (30% slope). Aspect is variable. Soils are primarily well-developed, silty or sandy loams. This alliance occurs in areas that have experienced somewhat recent high-intensity, stand-replacing fire events, and typically occurs within a matrix of live <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> woodlands, so scattered <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> are occasionally present as seedlings or remnant live mature trees. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38951-{0D0ADE9F-9555-467F-B189-4BA60C867247}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899789 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3737
  Translated: Fendler's Ceanothus Shrubland & Shrub-Steppe Alliance
  Common: Fendler's Ceanothus Shrubland & Shrub-Steppe
  Scientific: Ceanothus fendleri Shrubland & Shrub-Steppe Alliance