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Juniperus scopulorum - Juniperus virginiana Woodland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus scopulorum - Juniperus virginiana Woodland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance is found in the western Great Plains of the United States. The vegetation is an evergreen woodland with moderately open to dense cover of <i>Juniperus scopulorum, Juniperus virginiana</i>, or introgressant hybrids of the two. Woody species other than <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i> or <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> occur sporadically, but none achieves prominence. Most of the trees are small (10-20 cm dbh) and few exceed 6 m in height. Where the density of the tree canopy is high, the short-shrub and herbaceous strata are not well-developed. In more open places <i>Piptatheropsis micrantha</i> is often abundant. Other common herbaceous species include <i>Campanula rotundifolia, Galium boreale</i>, and <i>Maianthemum stellatum</i>. Mosses and lichens can cover much of the ground. Stands occur on steep (30-70%) north-facing slopes or in ravines. The soils are shallow and poorly developed; loamy sands and sandy loams predominate. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38497-{6E1C75E7-FD26-4DA7-9795-C9F2237F7BE6}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899334 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3210
  Translated: Rocky Mountain Juniper - Eastern Red-cedar Woodland Alliance
  Common: Great Plains Juniper Ravine Woodland
  Scientific: Juniperus scopulorum - Juniperus virginiana Woodland Alliance