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Juniperus ashei Southeast Great Plains Ruderal Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus ashei Southeast Great Plains Ruderal Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This semi-natural forest is strongly dominated by <i>Juniperus ashei</i>. It is found in disturbed, fire-suppressed sites including old fields, pastures, successional cleared land, and other variously disturbed areas on soils derived from limestone. It is documented from the Edwards Plateau in Texas, where it is thought to be primarily distributed, but it may also occur in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. Although classed as a forest, this alliance sometimes has the appearance of a woodland or shrubland. Canopy closure may range from open (25-60% cover) to closed (&gt;60% cover) and stature may be low (&lt;4 m), as the dominant species <i>Juniperus ashei</i> rarely exceeds 9 m in height. Scattered shrubs may include <i>Forestiera pubescens, Mahonia trifoliolata, Rhus trilobata, Cornus drummondii</i>, and <i>Opuntia engelmannii</i>. Herbaceous ground cover is variable and often sparse and may include <i>Carex planostachys, Brickellia cylindracea, Bouteloua rigidiseta, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus compositus</i>, among others. Patchy exposures of bare ground are common and a dense layer of juniper needles may also be present. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38296-{70E41812-60CA-4A8F-B4D9-45F6580C3908}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899191 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2023
  Translated: Ashe's Juniper Southeast Great Plains Ruderal Forest Alliance
  Common: Southeast Great Plains Ruderal Ashe's Juniper Forest
  Scientific: Juniperus ashei Southeast Great Plains Ruderal Forest Alliance