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Cercocarpus ledifolius Woodland & Scrub Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cercocarpus ledifolius Woodland & Scrub Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland and shrubland group includes stands dominated by either the tree or shrub form of <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i>. Scattered junipers or pines may also occur. <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Purshia tridentata</i>, along with species of <i>Arctostaphylos, Ribes</i>, or <i>Symphoricarpos</i> are often present to codominate in the shrub layer. Herbaceous undergrowth is often sparse and dominated by bunchgrasses, usually <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i> and <i>Festuca idahoensis</i>. Stands occur in hills and mountain ranges of the Intermountain West basins from the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada northeast to the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. It typically occurs from 600 m to over 2650 m in elevation on rocky outcrops or escarpments and forms small- to large-patch stands in forested areas. Most stands occur as shrublands on ridges and steep rimrock slopes, but they may be composed of small trees in steppe areas. The tree form of <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> is more common in the western range extent. <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> is a slow-growing, drought-tolerant species that generally does not resprout after burning and needs the protection from fire that rocky sites provide. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40030-{9613F322-36CC-4E2D-A948-F96BA6240292}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Nov-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.833248 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G249
  Scientific: Cercocarpus ledifolius Woodland & Scrub Group