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CEGL000716 Juniperus monosperma / Fallugia paradoxa Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: One-seed Juniper / Apache Plume Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland association is known from El Malpais National Monument and Carson National Forest in New Mexico. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. In El Malpais, this association occurs between approximately 2010 and 2290 m (6600-7500 feet) elevation on very gently rolling basalt lava plateaus (Bandera, Hoya de Cibola, and McCarty''s flow). Ground surface is rough and broken, and dominated by relatively unweathered lava rock. Juniperus monosperma is the dominant species in the sparse, savanna-like tree canopies of this lava association; Pinus edulis occurs infrequently. There is no apparent regeneration of either species. The open canopies allow for a relatively abundant shrub layer dominated by Fallugia paradoxa. Rhus trilobata and the cacti Echinocereus coccineus, Opuntia phaeacantha, and Opuntia polyacantha are frequent associates, though they are poorly represented. Graminoids (including Elymus elymoides, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Bouteloua curtipendula) are the most abundant in terms of herbaceous species cover. Heterotheca villosa is the most common and abundant forb. Overall species richness is low, with 13 graminoids and 17 forbs found from plots attributed to this association.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The only comprehensive data for this association are from El Malpais National Monument, therefore global information is not currently available.
Dynamics: The only comprehensive data for this association are from El Malpais National Monument, therefore global information is not currently available.
Environmental Description: The only comprehensive data for this association are from El Malpais National Monument, therefore global information is not currently available.
Geographic Range: This association is currently only known from El Malpais National Monument and Carson National Forest in New Mexico. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685618
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nc Western North American Pinyon - Juniper Woodland & Scrub Division | D010 | 1.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nc.2 Two-needle Pinyon - One-seed Juniper Southern Rocky Mountain Woodland Macrogroup | M897 | 1.B.2.Nc.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nc.2.b One-seed Juniper Open Woodland Group | G252 | 1.B.2.Nc.2.b |
| Alliance | A3574 One-seed Juniper Shrubby Woodland Alliance | A3574 | 1.B.2.Nc.2.b |
| Association | CEGL000716 One-seed Juniper / Apache Plume Woodland | CEGL000716 | 1.B.2.Nc.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Juniperus monosperma / Fallugia paradoxa Woodland (Muldavin et al. 2013c)
= Apache-Plume Belt (Lindsey 1951)
= Apache-Plume Belt (Lindsey 1951)
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- Muldavin, E., Y. Chauvin, T. Neville, P. Neville, A. Kennedy, H. Hulse, P. Arbetan, K. Schultz, M. Hall, and M. Reid. 2013c. Vegetation classification and map: El Malpais National Park. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SCPN/NRTR--2013/803. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. [http://nhnm.unm.edu/vlibrary/pubs_archive/nhnm/nonsensitive/R13MUL01NMUS.pdf]
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