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CEGL003550 Juniperus scopulorum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Rocky Mountain Juniper Woodland
Colloquial Name: Texas Rocky Mountain Juniper Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This broadly defined type represents vegetation dominated by the nominal species within the given range. Additional types may be developed as more information becomes available. In Texas, Juniperus scopulorum forms nearly pure stands on mesic slopes and in canyons along the Caprock Escarpment (the escarpment area between the High Plains and Rolling Plains in northwestern Texas), surrounded by Juniperus pinchotii-grassland communities.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: In Texas, Juniperus scopulorum forms nearly pure stands on mesic slopes and in canyons along the Caprock Escarpment (the escarpment area between the High Plains and Rolling Plains in northwestern Texas), surrounded by Juniperus pinchotii-grassland communities (Diamond 1993).
Geographic Range: This woodland is reported from Texas and Colorado.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687017
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nb Central North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D023 | 2.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nb.5 Ashe''s Juniper - Pinchot''s Juniper - Mohr Oak Scrub & Open Vegetation Macrogroup | M158 | 2.B.2.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.5.b Mohr Oak - Bastard Oak - Pinchot''s Juniper Scrub Group | G191 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3246 Pinchot''s Juniper - Mohr Oak Scrub & Woodland Alliance | A3246 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL003550 Rocky Mountain Juniper Woodland | CEGL003550 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- CNHP [Colorado Natural Heritage Program]. 2006-2017. Tracked natural plant communities. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. [https://cnhp.colostate.edu/ourdata/trackinglist/plant_communities/]
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.